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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes infrastructure provisions related to state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies and new Critical Infrastructure Projects program. Includes provisions related to emergency education relief of public school infrastructure authorizing funds for update or replace multiple building systems including HVAC systems. Includes provisions related to premium pay for essential workers, additional direct payments, enhanced federal unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, multi-employer pension relief, and expansion of COBRA premium subsidies. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program.
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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS via INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
2021 · third_quarter · Q3
S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites.
-- Budget Request Fiscal 2022, The budget request allocates $25.7B for DOT regular discretionary funding. The budget largely tracks with figures and overall goals for President Joe Biden's American Job's Plan proposing in the first five years to spend $293 billion above baseline on transportation programs, and $596 billion additional over the next decade. Executive action relating to federal Investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- H.R. _Fiscal Year 2022 THUD Appropriations, draft legislation providing the funding for investments in airports, highways, transit, passenger rail, and port systems. And other public investments including the installation of energy and water efficient systems. -- H.R._Fiscal Year 2022 Energy and Water Appropriations, draft legislation providing funds for agencies and programs in the Department of Energy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Provisions relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program and construction of water resources development projects authorized though the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. -- H.R._Fiscal Year 2022 Interior and Environment Appropriations, draft legislation providing funding for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, Brownfields cleanup, and Superfunds program. And includes other investments in renewable energy development, including offshore wind, and a national initiative to reclaim abandoned mines and cap orphan oil and gas wells. -- H.R._Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Appropriations, draft legislation providing funds for Military Construction projects and veterans benefits, health care, and other programs that require Davis Bacon and Buy American provisions. -- H.R._Fiscal Year 2022 Labor-HHS Appropriations, draft legislation providing for investments in job training, apprenticeship programs, and worker protection.
Source: Senate LDA
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions for state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Funds are available to replace amounts lost as a result of the coronavirus for preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, operations, and personnel costs and may also support tolling agencies and ferry systems. Authorizing use of funds for to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. Adds new billion Critical Infrastructure Projects program. Includes provisions related to emergency education relief of public school infrastructure authorizing funds for update or replace multiple building systems including HVAC systems. -- H.R. 1915 - Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, 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. -- Legislation relating to federal authorizations to invest in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the country. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions related to enhanced federal unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, multi-employer pension relief, and expansion of COBRA premium subsidies.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions related to premium pay for essential workers, additional direct payments, enhanced federal unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, multi-employer pension relief, and expansion of COBRA premium subsidies. -- H.R. 842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the joint employer standard the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447 - National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill to codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- House framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects. Provisions related to labor standards on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects. -- Legislation federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions for state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Provisions concerning the $350 billion authorized for state and local fiscal recovery and the encouragement of project labor agreements on federally assisted water, sewer and broadband projects. --American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $115 billion dedicated to the nations roads and bridges, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion for passenger and freight rail systems, $17 billion for ports and waterways, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, $300 billion for strengthening manufacturing in the United States and creating new manufacturing jobs. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs. Includes the reauthorization of the State Revolving Funds for water infrastructure. Invests $547 Billion over 5-years in highways ($343 b); transit ($109b); and rail ($95b). Invests $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and funding for Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Provisions related to the utilization of apprentices on USDOT projects. Provisions related to labor standards on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials.-- S. 2016, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to authorize funds for programs under the Department of Transportation. Invests $36 billion on rail, $28 billion on multimodal and freight and $13 billion on safety initiatives. Provisions related to local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary under title 23 and title 49. -- S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Authorizes $311 billion out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), $3 for a new Bridge Investment Program, $2 billion for a new competitive grant program for rural surface transportation projects, and $2.5 billion for a new competitive grant program for construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and alternative fuel corridors along the National Highway System. Provisions related to the expansion of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) for airport improvement projects. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions related to enhanced federal unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, multi-employer pension relief, and expansion of COBRA premium subsidies. -- Legislation federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- Senate and House framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Legislation providing for solvency of the Highway Trust Fund through gas tax or Vehicle Miles Traveled tax.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions for state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Funds are available to replace amounts lost as a result of the coronavirus for preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, operations, and personnel costs and may also support tolling agencies and ferry systems. Authorizing use of funds for to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. And adds new billion Critical Infrastructure Projects program. -- Senate framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. -- House framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects.
Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions related to the corporate tax rate, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. --Ways and Means Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to infrastructure financing and bonds; energy tax credits; and labor standards. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- Legislative framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Legislation providing for solvency of the Highway Trust Fund through gas tax or Vehicle Miles Traveled tax. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions include increasing the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, increasing the minimum tax on U.S. multinational corporations to 21%, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
LIFT America Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation authorizing $715 billion for surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure. Provides funding for water supply infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment. Authorizes $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and $51 billion for waste water infrastructure including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. Provisions related to WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development titles. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- P.N. 444, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Radhika Fox to serve as Assistant Administrator for Water at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
LIFT America Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021 -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating to the application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes $6 billion for nuclear facilities, $84 million for geothermal, $100 million for wind and $80 million for solar technologies, creates a $5 billion program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes provisions for $11.3 billion for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
LIFT America Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund, including an amendment to repeal the provision considered on the Senate floor. --Energy and Commerce proposals to implement instructions from the Budget Committee on reconciliation, provisions related to the Clean Electricity Payment Program, energy efficiency investments, intertie of the electricity grid between regions. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorizes funding for Carbon Innovation and Financing Innovation Act (CIFIA), energy efficiency, carbon capture, and more; provisions related to prevailing wages and federally-assisted construction projects. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes investments in nuclear facilities, geothermal energy, wind and solar technologies, a new program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes resources for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of labor standards for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
LIFT America Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. --Natural Resources Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to the Civilian Climate Corps; drilling and exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; royalties from oil and gas leases on federal lands; investments in coastal resiliency and climate adaptation. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation provides funding for water infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment, including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction.
Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. --Natural Resources Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to the Civilian Climate Corps; drilling and exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; royalties from oil and gas leases on federal lands; investments in coastal resiliency and climate adaptation. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation provides funding for water infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment, including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction.
Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions for state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Funds are available to replace amounts lost as a result of the coronavirus for preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, operations, and personnel costs and may also support tolling agencies and ferry systems. Authorizing use of funds for to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. Adds new billion Critical Infrastructure Projects program. Includes provisions related to emergency education relief of public school infrastructure authorizing funds for update or replace multiple building systems including HVAC systems. -- H.R. 1915 - Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, 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. -- Legislation relating to federal authorizations to invest in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the country. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds.
Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation authorizing $715 billion for surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure. Provides funding for water supply infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment. Authorizes $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and $51 billion for waste water infrastructure including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. Provisions related to WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development titles. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- P.N. 444, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Radhika Fox to serve as Assistant Administrator for Water at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
National Science Foundation for the Future Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021 -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating to the application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes $6 billion for nuclear facilities, $84 million for geothermal, $100 million for wind and $80 million for solar technologies, creates a $5 billion program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes provisions for $11.3 billion for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
National Science Foundation for the Future Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund, including an amendment to repeal the provision considered on the Senate floor. --Energy and Commerce proposals to implement instructions from the Budget Committee on reconciliation, provisions related to the Clean Electricity Payment Program, energy efficiency investments, intertie of the electricity grid between regions. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorizes funding for Carbon Innovation and Financing Innovation Act (CIFIA), energy efficiency, carbon capture, and more; provisions related to prevailing wages and federally-assisted construction projects. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes investments in nuclear facilities, geothermal energy, wind and solar technologies, a new program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes resources for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of labor standards for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. --Natural Resources Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to the Civilian Climate Corps; drilling and exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; royalties from oil and gas leases on federal lands; investments in coastal resiliency and climate adaptation. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation provides funding for water infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment, including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction.
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation authorizing $715 billion for surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure. Provides funding for water supply infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment. Authorizes $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and $51 billion for waste water infrastructure including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. Provisions related to WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development titles. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- P.N. 444, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Radhika Fox to serve as Assistant Administrator for Water at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the joint employer standard, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447 and S._, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation providing for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon Related Acts on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Executive request for Congressional action to ensure all workers have a free and fair choice to join a union by passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, and guarantee union and bargaining rights for public service workers. Executive request for Congressional action to tie infrastructure investments funded under this plan to project labor agreements/community workforce agreements, prevailing wage regulations and registered apprenticeship programs. Provides $100 billion for workforce development, which provides $40 billion for a new dislocated-workers program to help workers gain new skills for in-demand jobs and $48 billion to expand existing registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship and community college partnership programs. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf. -- H.R. 4006, Fair Repair Act, legislation to require original equipment manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make available certain documentation, diagnostic, and repair information to independent repair providers. Authorizes enforcement of equipment repair provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. -- P.N. 126, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund, including an amendment to repeal the provision considered on the Senate floor. --Energy and Commerce proposals to implement instructions from the Budget Committee on reconciliation, provisions related to the Clean Electricity Payment Program, energy efficiency investments, intertie of the electricity grid between regions. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorizes funding for Carbon Innovation and Financing Innovation Act (CIFIA), energy efficiency, carbon capture, and more; provisions related to prevailing wages and federally-assisted construction projects. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes investments in nuclear facilities, geothermal energy, wind and solar technologies, a new program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes resources for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of labor standards for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. --Natural Resources Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to the Civilian Climate Corps; drilling and exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; royalties from oil and gas leases on federal lands; investments in coastal resiliency and climate adaptation. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation provides funding for water infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment, including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
Build Back Better Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $115 billion dedicated to the nations roads and bridges, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion for passenger and freight rail systems, $17 billion for ports and waterways, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, $300 billion for strengthening manufacturing in the United States and creating new manufacturing jobs. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs; provisions related to the reauthorization of the State Revolving Funds for water and wastewater; the utilization of apprentices on USDOT projects; the application of Buy American programs to construction materials; and, finally, programs related to labor standards on federally assisted construction projects -- The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways; provisions related to the extension of labor standards to investments off of the federal-aid system, including the Bridge Investment Program, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and wildlife corridors along the National Highway System; and expansion of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) eligibility for airport improvement projects. -- S. 1403, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --Legislative proposals in transportation to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res. 14, provisions related to High-Speed Rail and transit/housing investments.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation authorizing $715 billion for surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure. Provides funding for water supply infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment. Authorizes $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and $51 billion for waste water infrastructure including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. Provisions related to WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development titles. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- P.N. 444, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Radhika Fox to serve as Assistant Administrator for Water at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions for state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Provisions concerning the $350 billion authorized for state and local fiscal recovery and the encouragement of project labor agreements on federally assisted water, sewer and broadband projects. --American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $115 billion dedicated to the nations roads and bridges, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion for passenger and freight rail systems, $17 billion for ports and waterways, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, $300 billion for strengthening manufacturing in the United States and creating new manufacturing jobs. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs. Includes the reauthorization of the State Revolving Funds for water infrastructure. Invests $547 Billion over 5-years in highways ($343 b); transit ($109b); and rail ($95b). Invests $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and funding for Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Provisions related to the utilization of apprentices on USDOT projects. Provisions related to labor standards on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials.-- S. 2016, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to authorize funds for programs under the Department of Transportation. Invests $36 billion on rail, $28 billion on multimodal and freight and $13 billion on safety initiatives. Provisions related to local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary under title 23 and title 49. -- S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Authorizes $311 billion out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), $3 for a new Bridge Investment Program, $2 billion for a new competitive grant program for rural surface transportation projects, and $2.5 billion for a new competitive grant program for construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and alternative fuel corridors along the National Highway System. Provisions related to the expansion of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) for airport improvement projects. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the ABC test for joint employers, increases penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminates employers ability to replace striking workers, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects; application of prevailing wages to federally-assisted construction projects, and provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. --Executive action to develop a regulation at the Department of Labor to update the administration of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Fair Repair Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the joint employer standard, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447 and S._, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation providing for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon Related Acts on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Executive request for Congressional action to ensure all workers have a free and fair choice to join a union by passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, and guarantee union and bargaining rights for public service workers. Executive request for Congressional action to tie infrastructure investments funded under this plan to project labor agreements/community workforce agreements, prevailing wage regulations and registered apprenticeship programs. Provides $100 billion for workforce development, which provides $40 billion for a new dislocated-workers program to help workers gain new skills for in-demand jobs and $48 billion to expand existing registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship and community college partnership programs. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf. -- H.R. 4006, Fair Repair Act, legislation to require original equipment manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make available certain documentation, diagnostic, and repair information to independent repair providers. Authorizes enforcement of equipment repair provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. -- P.N. 126, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel.
National Apprenticeship Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions related to premium pay for essential workers, additional direct payments, enhanced federal unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, multi-employer pension relief, and expansion of COBRA premium subsidies. -- H.R. 842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the joint employer standard the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447 - National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill to codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- House framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects. Provisions related to labor standards on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects. -- Legislation federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code.
National Apprenticeship Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the joint employer standard, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447 and S._, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation providing for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon Related Acts on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Executive request for Congressional action to ensure all workers have a free and fair choice to join a union by passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, and guarantee union and bargaining rights for public service workers. Executive request for Congressional action to tie infrastructure investments funded under this plan to project labor agreements/community workforce agreements, prevailing wage regulations and registered apprenticeship programs. Provides $100 billion for workforce development, which provides $40 billion for a new dislocated-workers program to help workers gain new skills for in-demand jobs and $48 billion to expand existing registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship and community college partnership programs. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf. -- H.R. 4006, Fair Repair Act, legislation to require original equipment manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make available certain documentation, diagnostic, and repair information to independent repair providers. Authorizes enforcement of equipment repair provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. -- P.N. 126, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel.
National Apprenticeship Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the ABC test for joint employers, increases penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminates employers ability to replace striking workers, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects; application of prevailing wages to federally-assisted construction projects, and provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. --Executive action to develop a regulation at the Department of Labor to update the administration of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
BUILD Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions for state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Provisions concerning the $350 billion authorized for state and local fiscal recovery and the encouragement of project labor agreements on federally assisted water, sewer and broadband projects. --American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $115 billion dedicated to the nations roads and bridges, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion for passenger and freight rail systems, $17 billion for ports and waterways, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, $300 billion for strengthening manufacturing in the United States and creating new manufacturing jobs. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs. Includes the reauthorization of the State Revolving Funds for water infrastructure. Invests $547 Billion over 5-years in highways ($343 b); transit ($109b); and rail ($95b). Invests $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and funding for Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Provisions related to the utilization of apprentices on USDOT projects. Provisions related to labor standards on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials.-- S. 2016, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to authorize funds for programs under the Department of Transportation. Invests $36 billion on rail, $28 billion on multimodal and freight and $13 billion on safety initiatives. Provisions related to local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary under title 23 and title 49. -- S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Authorizes $311 billion out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), $3 for a new Bridge Investment Program, $2 billion for a new competitive grant program for rural surface transportation projects, and $2.5 billion for a new competitive grant program for construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and alternative fuel corridors along the National Highway System. Provisions related to the expansion of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) for airport improvement projects. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
BUILD Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- Legislative framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Legislation providing for solvency of the Highway Trust Fund through gas tax or Vehicle Miles Traveled tax. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions include increasing the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, increasing the minimum tax on U.S. multinational corporations to 21%, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
BUILD Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions related to the corporate tax rate, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. --Ways and Means Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to infrastructure financing and bonds; energy tax credits; and labor standards. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
BUILD Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
Build Back Better Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $115 billion dedicated to the nations roads and bridges, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion for passenger and freight rail systems, $17 billion for ports and waterways, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, $300 billion for strengthening manufacturing in the United States and creating new manufacturing jobs. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs; provisions related to the reauthorization of the State Revolving Funds for water and wastewater; the utilization of apprentices on USDOT projects; the application of Buy American programs to construction materials; and, finally, programs related to labor standards on federally assisted construction projects -- The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways; provisions related to the extension of labor standards to investments off of the federal-aid system, including the Bridge Investment Program, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and wildlife corridors along the National Highway System; and expansion of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) eligibility for airport improvement projects. -- S. 1403, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --Legislative proposals in transportation to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res. 14, provisions related to High-Speed Rail and transit/housing investments.
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the joint employer standard, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447 and S._, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation providing for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon Related Acts on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Executive request for Congressional action to ensure all workers have a free and fair choice to join a union by passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, and guarantee union and bargaining rights for public service workers. Executive request for Congressional action to tie infrastructure investments funded under this plan to project labor agreements/community workforce agreements, prevailing wage regulations and registered apprenticeship programs. Provides $100 billion for workforce development, which provides $40 billion for a new dislocated-workers program to help workers gain new skills for in-demand jobs and $48 billion to expand existing registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship and community college partnership programs. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf. -- H.R. 4006, Fair Repair Act, legislation to require original equipment manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make available certain documentation, diagnostic, and repair information to independent repair providers. Authorizes enforcement of equipment repair provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. -- P.N. 126, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel.
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the ABC test for joint employers, increases penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminates employers ability to replace striking workers, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects; application of prevailing wages to federally-assisted construction projects, and provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. --Executive action to develop a regulation at the Department of Labor to update the administration of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions related to premium pay for essential workers, additional direct payments, enhanced federal unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, multi-employer pension relief, and expansion of COBRA premium subsidies. -- H.R. 842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the joint employer standard the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447 - National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill to codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- House framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects. Provisions related to labor standards on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects. -- Legislation federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code.
GREEN Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the joint employer standard, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447 and S._, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation providing for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon Related Acts on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Executive request for Congressional action to ensure all workers have a free and fair choice to join a union by passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, and guarantee union and bargaining rights for public service workers. Executive request for Congressional action to tie infrastructure investments funded under this plan to project labor agreements/community workforce agreements, prevailing wage regulations and registered apprenticeship programs. Provides $100 billion for workforce development, which provides $40 billion for a new dislocated-workers program to help workers gain new skills for in-demand jobs and $48 billion to expand existing registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship and community college partnership programs. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf. -- H.R. 4006, Fair Repair Act, legislation to require original equipment manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make available certain documentation, diagnostic, and repair information to independent repair providers. Authorizes enforcement of equipment repair provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. -- P.N. 126, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel.
GREEN Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- Legislative framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Legislation providing for solvency of the Highway Trust Fund through gas tax or Vehicle Miles Traveled tax. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions include increasing the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, increasing the minimum tax on U.S. multinational corporations to 21%, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
GREEN Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund, including an amendment to repeal the provision considered on the Senate floor. --Energy and Commerce proposals to implement instructions from the Budget Committee on reconciliation, provisions related to the Clean Electricity Payment Program, energy efficiency investments, intertie of the electricity grid between regions. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorizes funding for Carbon Innovation and Financing Innovation Act (CIFIA), energy efficiency, carbon capture, and more; provisions related to prevailing wages and federally-assisted construction projects. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes investments in nuclear facilities, geothermal energy, wind and solar technologies, a new program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes resources for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of labor standards for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
GREEN Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the ABC test for joint employers, increases penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminates employers ability to replace striking workers, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects; application of prevailing wages to federally-assisted construction projects, and provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. --Executive action to develop a regulation at the Department of Labor to update the administration of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
GREEN Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions related to the corporate tax rate, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. --Ways and Means Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to infrastructure financing and bonds; energy tax credits; and labor standards. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
GREEN Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021 -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating to the application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes $6 billion for nuclear facilities, $84 million for geothermal, $100 million for wind and $80 million for solar technologies, creates a $5 billion program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes provisions for $11.3 billion for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund, including an amendment to repeal the provision considered on the Senate floor. --Energy and Commerce proposals to implement instructions from the Budget Committee on reconciliation, provisions related to the Clean Electricity Payment Program, energy efficiency investments, intertie of the electricity grid between regions. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorizes funding for Carbon Innovation and Financing Innovation Act (CIFIA), energy efficiency, carbon capture, and more; provisions related to prevailing wages and federally-assisted construction projects. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes investments in nuclear facilities, geothermal energy, wind and solar technologies, a new program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes resources for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of labor standards for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021 -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating to the application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes $6 billion for nuclear facilities, $84 million for geothermal, $100 million for wind and $80 million for solar technologies, creates a $5 billion program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes provisions for $11.3 billion for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites.
Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites.
United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021 -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating to the application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes $6 billion for nuclear facilities, $84 million for geothermal, $100 million for wind and $80 million for solar technologies, creates a $5 billion program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes provisions for $11.3 billion for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund, including an amendment to repeal the provision considered on the Senate floor. --Energy and Commerce proposals to implement instructions from the Budget Committee on reconciliation, provisions related to the Clean Electricity Payment Program, energy efficiency investments, intertie of the electricity grid between regions. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorizes funding for Carbon Innovation and Financing Innovation Act (CIFIA), energy efficiency, carbon capture, and more; provisions related to prevailing wages and federally-assisted construction projects. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes investments in nuclear facilities, geothermal energy, wind and solar technologies, a new program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes resources for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of labor standards for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Clean Energy for America Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the ABC test for joint employers, increases penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminates employers ability to replace striking workers, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects; application of prevailing wages to federally-assisted construction projects, and provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. --Executive action to develop a regulation at the Department of Labor to update the administration of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Clean Energy for America Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions related to the corporate tax rate, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. --Ways and Means Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to infrastructure financing and bonds; energy tax credits; and labor standards. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
Clean Energy for America Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- Legislative framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Legislation providing for solvency of the Highway Trust Fund through gas tax or Vehicle Miles Traveled tax. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions include increasing the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, increasing the minimum tax on U.S. multinational corporations to 21%, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
Clean Energy for America Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund, including an amendment to repeal the provision considered on the Senate floor. --Energy and Commerce proposals to implement instructions from the Budget Committee on reconciliation, provisions related to the Clean Electricity Payment Program, energy efficiency investments, intertie of the electricity grid between regions. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorizes funding for Carbon Innovation and Financing Innovation Act (CIFIA), energy efficiency, carbon capture, and more; provisions related to prevailing wages and federally-assisted construction projects. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes investments in nuclear facilities, geothermal energy, wind and solar technologies, a new program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes resources for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of labor standards for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Clean Energy for America Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021 -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating to the application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes $6 billion for nuclear facilities, $84 million for geothermal, $100 million for wind and $80 million for solar technologies, creates a $5 billion program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes provisions for $11.3 billion for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Clean Energy for America Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the joint employer standard, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447 and S._, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation providing for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon Related Acts on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Executive request for Congressional action to ensure all workers have a free and fair choice to join a union by passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, and guarantee union and bargaining rights for public service workers. Executive request for Congressional action to tie infrastructure investments funded under this plan to project labor agreements/community workforce agreements, prevailing wage regulations and registered apprenticeship programs. Provides $100 billion for workforce development, which provides $40 billion for a new dislocated-workers program to help workers gain new skills for in-demand jobs and $48 billion to expand existing registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship and community college partnership programs. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf. -- H.R. 4006, Fair Repair Act, legislation to require original equipment manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make available certain documentation, diagnostic, and repair information to independent repair providers. Authorizes enforcement of equipment repair provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. -- P.N. 126, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel.
Move America Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- Legislative framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Legislation providing for solvency of the Highway Trust Fund through gas tax or Vehicle Miles Traveled tax. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions include increasing the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, increasing the minimum tax on U.S. multinational corporations to 21%, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
Move America Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions related to the corporate tax rate, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. --Ways and Means Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to infrastructure financing and bonds; energy tax credits; and labor standards. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
Move America Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions for state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Provisions concerning the $350 billion authorized for state and local fiscal recovery and the encouragement of project labor agreements on federally assisted water, sewer and broadband projects. --American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $115 billion dedicated to the nations roads and bridges, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion for passenger and freight rail systems, $17 billion for ports and waterways, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, $300 billion for strengthening manufacturing in the United States and creating new manufacturing jobs. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs. Includes the reauthorization of the State Revolving Funds for water infrastructure. Invests $547 Billion over 5-years in highways ($343 b); transit ($109b); and rail ($95b). Invests $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and funding for Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Provisions related to the utilization of apprentices on USDOT projects. Provisions related to labor standards on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials.-- S. 2016, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to authorize funds for programs under the Department of Transportation. Invests $36 billion on rail, $28 billion on multimodal and freight and $13 billion on safety initiatives. Provisions related to local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary under title 23 and title 49. -- S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Authorizes $311 billion out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), $3 for a new Bridge Investment Program, $2 billion for a new competitive grant program for rural surface transportation projects, and $2.5 billion for a new competitive grant program for construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and alternative fuel corridors along the National Highway System. Provisions related to the expansion of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) for airport improvement projects. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
Move America Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
Build Back Better Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $115 billion dedicated to the nations roads and bridges, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion for passenger and freight rail systems, $17 billion for ports and waterways, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, $300 billion for strengthening manufacturing in the United States and creating new manufacturing jobs. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs; provisions related to the reauthorization of the State Revolving Funds for water and wastewater; the utilization of apprentices on USDOT projects; the application of Buy American programs to construction materials; and, finally, programs related to labor standards on federally assisted construction projects -- The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways; provisions related to the extension of labor standards to investments off of the federal-aid system, including the Bridge Investment Program, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and wildlife corridors along the National Highway System; and expansion of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) eligibility for airport improvement projects. -- S. 1403, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --Legislative proposals in transportation to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res. 14, provisions related to High-Speed Rail and transit/housing investments.
Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions for state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Provisions concerning the $350 billion authorized for state and local fiscal recovery and the encouragement of project labor agreements on federally assisted water, sewer and broadband projects. --American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $115 billion dedicated to the nations roads and bridges, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion for passenger and freight rail systems, $17 billion for ports and waterways, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, $300 billion for strengthening manufacturing in the United States and creating new manufacturing jobs. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs. Includes the reauthorization of the State Revolving Funds for water infrastructure. Invests $547 Billion over 5-years in highways ($343 b); transit ($109b); and rail ($95b). Invests $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and funding for Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Provisions related to the utilization of apprentices on USDOT projects. Provisions related to labor standards on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials.-- S. 2016, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to authorize funds for programs under the Department of Transportation. Invests $36 billion on rail, $28 billion on multimodal and freight and $13 billion on safety initiatives. Provisions related to local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary under title 23 and title 49. -- S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Authorizes $311 billion out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), $3 for a new Bridge Investment Program, $2 billion for a new competitive grant program for rural surface transportation projects, and $2.5 billion for a new competitive grant program for construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and alternative fuel corridors along the National Highway System. Provisions related to the expansion of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) for airport improvement projects. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions for state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Provisions concerning the $350 billion authorized for state and local fiscal recovery and the encouragement of project labor agreements on federally assisted water, sewer and broadband projects. --American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $115 billion dedicated to the nations roads and bridges, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion for passenger and freight rail systems, $17 billion for ports and waterways, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, $300 billion for strengthening manufacturing in the United States and creating new manufacturing jobs. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs. Includes the reauthorization of the State Revolving Funds for water infrastructure. Invests $547 Billion over 5-years in highways ($343 b); transit ($109b); and rail ($95b). Invests $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and funding for Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Provisions related to the utilization of apprentices on USDOT projects. Provisions related to labor standards on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials.-- S. 2016, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to authorize funds for programs under the Department of Transportation. Invests $36 billion on rail, $28 billion on multimodal and freight and $13 billion on safety initiatives. Provisions related to local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary under title 23 and title 49. -- S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Authorizes $311 billion out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), $3 for a new Bridge Investment Program, $2 billion for a new competitive grant program for rural surface transportation projects, and $2.5 billion for a new competitive grant program for construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and alternative fuel corridors along the National Highway System. Provisions related to the expansion of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) for airport improvement projects. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the joint employer standard, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447 and S._, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation providing for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon Related Acts on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Executive request for Congressional action to ensure all workers have a free and fair choice to join a union by passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, and guarantee union and bargaining rights for public service workers. Executive request for Congressional action to tie infrastructure investments funded under this plan to project labor agreements/community workforce agreements, prevailing wage regulations and registered apprenticeship programs. Provides $100 billion for workforce development, which provides $40 billion for a new dislocated-workers program to help workers gain new skills for in-demand jobs and $48 billion to expand existing registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship and community college partnership programs. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf. -- H.R. 4006, Fair Repair Act, legislation to require original equipment manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make available certain documentation, diagnostic, and repair information to independent repair providers. Authorizes enforcement of equipment repair provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. -- P.N. 126, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel.
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the ABC test for joint employers, increases penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminates employers ability to replace striking workers, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects; application of prevailing wages to federally-assisted construction projects, and provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. --Executive action to develop a regulation at the Department of Labor to update the administration of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. --Natural Resources Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to the Civilian Climate Corps; drilling and exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; royalties from oil and gas leases on federal lands; investments in coastal resiliency and climate adaptation. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation provides funding for water infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment, including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction.
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation authorizing $715 billion for surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure. Provides funding for water supply infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment. Authorizes $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and $51 billion for waste water infrastructure including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. Provisions related to WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development titles. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- P.N. 444, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Radhika Fox to serve as Assistant Administrator for Water at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. --Natural Resources Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to the Civilian Climate Corps; drilling and exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; royalties from oil and gas leases on federal lands; investments in coastal resiliency and climate adaptation. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation provides funding for water infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment, including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction.
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
Build Back Better Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $115 billion dedicated to the nations roads and bridges, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion for passenger and freight rail systems, $17 billion for ports and waterways, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, $300 billion for strengthening manufacturing in the United States and creating new manufacturing jobs. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs; provisions related to the reauthorization of the State Revolving Funds for water and wastewater; the utilization of apprentices on USDOT projects; the application of Buy American programs to construction materials; and, finally, programs related to labor standards on federally assisted construction projects -- The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways; provisions related to the extension of labor standards to investments off of the federal-aid system, including the Bridge Investment Program, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and wildlife corridors along the National Highway System; and expansion of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) eligibility for airport improvement projects. -- S. 1403, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --Legislative proposals in transportation to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res. 14, provisions related to High-Speed Rail and transit/housing investments.
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions related to the corporate tax rate, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. --Ways and Means Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to infrastructure financing and bonds; energy tax credits; and labor standards. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
USE IT Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. --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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry.
USE IT Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. -- S.3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill provides $17 billion in new federal authorizations to invest in infrastructure for projects across the country. For improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. --S.3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill includes approximately $2.5 billion in federal authorizations. It reauthorizes programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide grants to assist in the remediation of emerging contaminants, grant programs to help water utilities deploy new and emerging technology. It authorizes $15 million annually for the EPAs Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Grant Programs. --Report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set-asides across regions. --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. Provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Legislation authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects and conduct feasibility studies, and includes policy reforms to the Corps for implementation of its civil works missions. The bill authorizes an increase of $673 million in direct spending and provides authority to unlock the existing $10 billion balance of the HMTF. Includes report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business setasides across regions. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations. --H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, A minibus spending package containing four-title bill totaling $259.5 billion in appropriations. Provides the Department of Interior $1 billion in funding to replace lead drinking water lines. Includes provisions related to EPA application for air quality standards, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and implementation of updated NEPA regulations.
USE IT Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. -- S.3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill provides $17 billion in new federal authorizations to invest in infrastructure for projects across the country. For improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. --S.3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill includes approximately $2.5 billion in federal authorizations. It reauthorizes programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide grants to assist in the remediation of emerging contaminants, grant programs to help water utilities deploy new and emerging technology. It authorizes $15 million annually for the EPAs Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Grant Programs. --Report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set-asides across regions. --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. Provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Legislation authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects and conduct feasibility studies, and includes policy reforms to the Corps for implementation of its civil works missions. The bill authorizes an increase of $673 million in direct spending and provides authority to unlock the existing $10 billion balance of the HMTF. Includes report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business setasides across regions. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations. --H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, A minibus spending package containing four-title bill totaling $259.5 billion in appropriations. Provides the Department of Interior $1 billion in funding to replace lead drinking water lines. Includes provisions related to EPA application for air quality standards, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and implementation of updated NEPA regulations. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Provisions related to pipeline safety and water infrastructure. Division R, Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 authorizes appropriations for FY 2021 through 2023 for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations (PHMSA) Pipeline Safety Program. It provides budget authority of approximately $227.9 million in FY 2021 and increases to approximately $237.9 million by FY 2023. This section authorizes funding for operational expenses, one-call notification programs, pipeline safety information grants, state pipeline safety grants, and other programs and grants. Division AA, the authorizing legislation includes the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2020, authorization of USACE civil works projects related to vital water infrastructure while unlocking $10 billion balance of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Language related to government oversite of USACE contracting practices. Includes appropriations measures providing $7.8 billion to Army Corps of Engineers, an increase of $145 million above the fiscal year 2020 level for seven new construction starts and other programming. Includes $2.69 billion in funding for construction, $3.85 billion in funding for operation and maintenance, $1.68 project funding through Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, $113 million appropriated for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Funds the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program for the first time for the Corps at $14.2 million, to guarantee almost $1 billion in loans. Provides $1.69 billion to Department of Interior/Bureau of Reclamation, an increase of $11 million above the fiscal year 2020 level and $553 million above the budget request. Includes $559 million in additional funding for water resources projects, including those authorized in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.
USE IT Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. --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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. --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.
USE IT Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. --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. Renews the Innovation Tax Credit (ITC) for combined heat and power and extend it to waste energy recovery, carbon capture and storage, nuclear and biogas and provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Energy Act of 2020, Division Z, authorizing approximately $35 billion towards new energy technologies. Provisions in Section 3001 reauthorizes DOEs marine energy and hydropower RDD&CA activities, Section 3003 reauthorizes DOEs wind energy RDD&CA program, including research on onshore, offshore, and distributed wind energy systems, advanced manufacturing, grid integration, and wind system recycling, amongst other subject areas. It also establishes a wind technician training grant program. Section 3004 reauthorizes DOEs solar energy RDD&CA program, including research on photovoltaic, heating and cooling, and concentrating solar energy systems, grid integration, and photovoltaic recycling, among other subject areas. It also establishes an advanced solar manufacturing initiative to enhance domestic manufacturing capabilities. Section 4003 directs the Secretary of Energy to establish an RD&D program for carbon storage, a large-scale carbon sequestration demonstration program, and an integrated storage program. Section 5001 establishes an RD&D program to examine the methods, technologies, and strategies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a large scale. , consistent with the National Academies recent recommendations for a significant federal focus in these areas. Section 8007 requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to carry out projects related to modernization of the electric grid, including for distribution system technologies. Section 9005 authorizes the Secretary of Energy to carry out milestone-based demonstration projects that require specific technical and financial milestones to be met in order for a participant to receive funding from DOE. Includes appropriations measures providing $39.6 billion for the Department of Energy, an increase of $1 billion above the fiscal year 2020 level and $4.5 billion above the budget request. Includes $750 million for Fossil Energy Research and Development, $2.86 billion for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, $211.7 million for electricity delivery and capabilities, $1.5 billion for nuclear energy programs. EPA and partner agencies funding includes $2.77 billion for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, equal to the 2020 enacted level, $40 million for Combined Sewer Overflow grants, a $12 million increase above the enacted level, $91 million for Brownfields cleanups, a $2 million increase above the 2020 enacted level, and $1.21 billion for Superfund, a $21 million increase above the 2020 enacted level.
USE IT Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. --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. -- S. 1932 and H.R. 2473, Drought and water supply infrastructure, legislation that provides funding for water management programs in rural communities including a competitive Grant Program for the Funding of Water Recycling and Reuse Projects, RIFIA pilot projects, a Water Infrastructure Fund, and a Water Technology Investment Program. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry.
USE IT Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. --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. -- S. 1932 and H.R. 2473, Drought and water supply infrastructure, legislation that provides funding for water management programs in rural communities including a competitive Grant Program for the Funding of Water Recycling and Reuse Projects, RIFIA pilot projects, a Water Infrastructure Fund, and a Water Technology Investment Program. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. -- S.3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill provides $17 billion in new federal authorizations to invest in infrastructure for projects across the country. For improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. --S.3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill includes approximately $2.5 billion in federal authorizations. It reauthorizes programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide grants to assist in the remediation of emerging contaminants, grant programs to help water utilities deploy new and emerging technology. It authorizes $15 million annually for the EPAs Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Grant Programs. --Report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set-asides across regions. --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.
USE IT Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. --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. Renews the Innovation Tax Credit (ITC) for combined heat and power and extend it to waste energy recovery, carbon capture and storage, nuclear and biogas and provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--H.R. 2541, BUILD Act, legislation to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --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. Application of labor standards for Private Activity Bonds, Build American Bonds, 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit. Extension of 45Q tax credit and credit subsidies for Title XVII loan guarantee program. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Legislation contains Totals $1.4 trillion and reflects conference agreements for the FY 2021 appropriations bills and other authorizing measures. Includes certain provisions of energy related tax extensions through 2025, specifically Division EE, Title I, Subtitle B, Sec 121, Extension of carbon oxide sequestration credit; Subtitle C, Sec. 131, Credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, 132, Extension and phaseout of energy credit.; Title II, Sec. 204, Extension of energy credit for offshore wind facilities.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus includes six-bill package totaling $1.3 trillion in appropriations. The bill provides $107.2 billion in total budgetary resources for the Department of Transportation, an increase of $21.1 billion above FY20, and additional $26 billion in emergency funding for transportation programs to supporting economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The bill also includes $3.5 billion for Community Development Block Grants, $356 million for the Economic Development Administration, and $10.2 billion for the Employment Training Administration. The bill rejects the Administrations proposal to fund Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs and continues language allowing funds only to support Registered Apprenticeships. - H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus package including four-bills totaling $259.5 billion in appropriations. Provides the Department of Interior $1 billion in funding to replace lead drinking water lines. Includes provisions related to EPA application for air quality standards, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and implementation of updated NEPA regulations. -- H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, The resolution provides a short-term extension of surface transportation authorizations at current funding levels through the fiscal year 2021. Transfers to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) totaling $13.6 billion allocated to the Department of Transportation to continue funding the repair and construction of highways and other transportation projects. --H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Provides $7.8 billion to Army Corps of Engineers, an increase of $145 million above the fiscal year 2020 level for seven new construction starts and other programing. Includes $2.69 billion in funding for construction, $3.85 billion in funding for operation and maintenance, $1.68 project funding through Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, $113 million appropriated for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Funds the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program for the first time for the Corps at $14.2 million, to guarantee almost $1 billion in loans. Provides $1.69 billion to Department of Interior/Bureau of Reclamation, an increase of $11 million above the fiscal year 2020 level and $553 million above the budget request. Includes $559 million in additional funding for water resources projects, including those authorized in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. Provides $39.6 billion for the Department of Energy, an increase of $1 billion above the fiscal year 2020 level and $4.5 billion above the budget request. Includes $750 million for Fossil Energy Research and Development, $2.86 billion for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, $211.7 million for electricity delivery and capabilities, $1.5 billion for nuclear energy programs. EPA and partner agencies funding includes $2.77 billion for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, equal to the 2020 enacted level, $40 million for Combined Sewer Overflow grants, a $12 million increase above the enacted level, $91 million for Brownfields cleanups, a $2 million increase above the 2020 enacted level, and $1.21 billion for Superfund, a $21 million increase above the 2020 enacted level Provides $12.5 billion in discretionary appropriations for DOL, an increase of $122 million above the 2020 enacted level includes $9.4 billion for the Employment and Training Administration, an increase of $99 million above the 2020 enacted level. Within this amount, the bill includes: $2.8 billion for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Grants, an increase of $26 million above the fiscal year 2020 enacted level, and $185 million for Registered Apprenticeships, an increase of $10 million above the fiscal year 2020 enacted level. No funding is provided for Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs). New bill language is included that requires the participation of equity intermediaries and business and labor industry partner intermediaries. Provides $97 billion for HHS includes a total of $7.9 billion for CDC. This includes $856 million in transfers from the Prevention and Public Health Fund and $695 million, , for public health emergency preparedness cooperative agreements with State and local health departments. The bill provides a total of $8.06 billion to DOD for military construction projects - an increase of $250 million above the budget request. Provides $86.7 billion in total budgetary resources for DOT, $553 million above the 2020 enacted level and $1.1 billion below the Presidents budget request. Of this amount, the bill includes: $1 billion for National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER/BUILD), equal to the 2020 enacted level, $1 million to support technical assistance, training, and research and development for Resilient Infrastructure, $49.1 billion for the Federal Highway Administration, $166 million below the 2020 enacted level, $2 billion for discretionary Highway Infrastructure Programs, $166 million below the 2020 enacted level. $13 billion for the Federal Transit Administration, $47 million above the 2020 enacted level, $2 billion for Capital Investment Grants, $36 million above the 2020 enacted level, $516 million for Transit Infrastructure Grants, $6 million above the 2020 enacted level. DOT Appropriations provisions extend the period of availability for fiscal year 2019 National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER/BUILD) grants. Makes transit programs and alternative fuel infrastructure eligible for Surface Transportation Block Grant funding within Highway Infrastructure Programs. Emergency relief appropriations include - $10 billion to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Funds are available to replace amounts lost as a result of the coronavirus for preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, operations, and personnel costs and may also support tolling agencies and ferry systems. The legislation provides $82 billion in funding for colleges and schools, including support for HVAC repair and replacement to mitigate virus transmission improving indoor air quality in school facilities.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- 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. 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 Federal COBRA premium subsidies to cover laid-off and furloughed workers health care. --H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Omnibus spending package that totals $1.4 trillion and reflects conference agreements for the FY 2021 appropriations bills. The package includes a long-term extension of expiring public health programs, vaccine distribution, national testing and tracing. The package includes bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will end surprise billing for emergency and scheduled care. The legislation provides a tax credit to support employers offering paid sick leave, based on the Families First framework.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
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-- 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. Both bill prioritize expansion of the U.S. Naval fleet. The House bill authorizes $22 billion, while the Senate bill authorizes $21.3 billion for domestic shipbuilding. --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. --H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus includes six-bill package totaling $1.3 trillion in appropriations. The bill provides $10.2 billion for the Employment Training Administration, an increase of $187 million above FY20 and $1.5 billion above Trumps request, including: $2.9 billion for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act State Grants and $185 million for Registered Apprenticeships. The bill rejects the Administrations proposal to fund Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs and continues language allowing funds only to support Registered Apprenticeships. --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. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. It expands Buy American and wage rate requirements and authorizes clean energy workforce development programs. Establishes workforce development program authorizing $250 million for grants to employers and labor organizations to support the wages of energy sector trainees. Provides additional $250 million in DOE grants for pre-apprenticeship and on-the-job training in zero-emission electricity generation, energy efficiency, and grid modernization programs. -- H.R. 8294, The National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill to codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. --H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Omnibus spending package that totals $1.4 trillion and reflects conference agreements for the FY 2021 appropriations bills. The legislation includes $300 per week of enhanced Unemployment Insurance benefits as well as tax credit to support employers offering paid sick leave, based on the Families First framework. Provides authorization for DOL to furnish up to $2,000,000 of excess property to apprenticeship programs for the purpose of training apprentices in registered programs. Preserves Davis Bacon and Buy America protections in surface transportation funding. Provisions Division Z in Section 3003 and Section 3004 establishes a wind and solar training grant programs. Appropriations language for DOL includes provisions that prevent funding for Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs).
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. -- S.3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill provides $17 billion in new federal authorizations to invest in infrastructure for projects across the country. For improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. --S.3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill includes approximately $2.5 billion in federal authorizations. It reauthorizes programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide grants to assist in the remediation of emerging contaminants, grant programs to help water utilities deploy new and emerging technology. It authorizes $15 million annually for the EPAs Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Grant Programs. --Report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set-asides across regions. --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. Provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Legislation authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects and conduct feasibility studies, and includes policy reforms to the Corps for implementation of its civil works missions. The bill authorizes an increase of $673 million in direct spending and provides authority to unlock the existing $10 billion balance of the HMTF. Includes report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business setasides across regions. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations. --H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, A minibus spending package containing four-title bill totaling $259.5 billion in appropriations. Provides the Department of Interior $1 billion in funding to replace lead drinking water lines. Includes provisions related to EPA application for air quality standards, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and implementation of updated NEPA regulations. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Provisions related to pipeline safety and water infrastructure. Division R, Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 authorizes appropriations for FY 2021 through 2023 for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations (PHMSA) Pipeline Safety Program. It provides budget authority of approximately $227.9 million in FY 2021 and increases to approximately $237.9 million by FY 2023. This section authorizes funding for operational expenses, one-call notification programs, pipeline safety information grants, state pipeline safety grants, and other programs and grants. Division AA, the authorizing legislation includes the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2020, authorization of USACE civil works projects related to vital water infrastructure while unlocking $10 billion balance of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Language related to government oversite of USACE contracting practices. Includes appropriations measures providing $7.8 billion to Army Corps of Engineers, an increase of $145 million above the fiscal year 2020 level for seven new construction starts and other programming. Includes $2.69 billion in funding for construction, $3.85 billion in funding for operation and maintenance, $1.68 project funding through Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, $113 million appropriated for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Funds the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program for the first time for the Corps at $14.2 million, to guarantee almost $1 billion in loans. Provides $1.69 billion to Department of Interior/Bureau of Reclamation, an increase of $11 million above the fiscal year 2020 level and $553 million above the budget request. Includes $559 million in additional funding for water resources projects, including those authorized in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. --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. Renews the Innovation Tax Credit (ITC) for combined heat and power and extend it to waste energy recovery, carbon capture and storage, nuclear and biogas and provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Energy Act of 2020, Division Z, authorizing approximately $35 billion towards new energy technologies. Provisions in Section 3001 reauthorizes DOEs marine energy and hydropower RDD&CA activities, Section 3003 reauthorizes DOEs wind energy RDD&CA program, including research on onshore, offshore, and distributed wind energy systems, advanced manufacturing, grid integration, and wind system recycling, amongst other subject areas. It also establishes a wind technician training grant program. Section 3004 reauthorizes DOEs solar energy RDD&CA program, including research on photovoltaic, heating and cooling, and concentrating solar energy systems, grid integration, and photovoltaic recycling, among other subject areas. It also establishes an advanced solar manufacturing initiative to enhance domestic manufacturing capabilities. Section 4003 directs the Secretary of Energy to establish an RD&D program for carbon storage, a large-scale carbon sequestration demonstration program, and an integrated storage program. Section 5001 establishes an RD&D program to examine the methods, technologies, and strategies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a large scale. , consistent with the National Academies recent recommendations for a significant federal focus in these areas. Section 8007 requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to carry out projects related to modernization of the electric grid, including for distribution system technologies. Section 9005 authorizes the Secretary of Energy to carry out milestone-based demonstration projects that require specific technical and financial milestones to be met in order for a participant to receive funding from DOE. Includes appropriations measures providing $39.6 billion for the Department of Energy, an increase of $1 billion above the fiscal year 2020 level and $4.5 billion above the budget request. Includes $750 million for Fossil Energy Research and Development, $2.86 billion for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, $211.7 million for electricity delivery and capabilities, $1.5 billion for nuclear energy programs. EPA and partner agencies funding includes $2.77 billion for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, equal to the 2020 enacted level, $40 million for Combined Sewer Overflow grants, a $12 million increase above the enacted level, $91 million for Brownfields cleanups, a $2 million increase above the 2020 enacted level, and $1.21 billion for Superfund, a $21 million increase above the 2020 enacted level.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- 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.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. --H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Legislation authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects and conduct feasibility studies, and includes policy reforms to the Corps for implementation of its civil works missions. The bill authorizes an increase of $673 million in direct spending and provides authority to unlock the existing $10 billion balance of the HMTF. Includes report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set asides across regions. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. It expands Buy American and wage rate requirements and authorizes clean energy workforce development programs. Authorizes $38 billion in transportation electrification and emissions reductions programs. --H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus includes six-bill package totaling $1.3 trillion in appropriations. The bill provides $107.2 billion in total budgetary resources for the Department of Transportation, an increase of $21.1 billion above FY20, and additional $26 billion in emergency funding for transportation programs to supporting economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. -- H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Omnibus spending package that totals $1.4 trillion and reflects conference agreements for the FY 2021 appropriations bills. The package includes $900 billion emergency Coronavirus relief with $45 billion in designated transportation aid. The bill provides $10 billion in Highway formula money for activities eligible under section 133(b) of Title 23 (the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program), for administrative and operations expenses. Preserves Davis Bacon and Buy America protections. The bill provides a $14 billion in assistance to public transportation. The bill includes $75.4 billion in discretionary funding for DOT. Includes appropriations measures providing $86.7 billion in total budgetary resources for DOT, $553 million above the 2020 enacted level and $1.1 billion below the Presidents budget request. Of this amount, the bill includes: $1 billion for National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER/BUILD), equal to the 2020 enacted level, $1 million to support technical assistance, training, and research and development for Resilient Infrastructure, $49.1 billion for the Federal Highway Administration, $166 million below the 2020 enacted level, $2 billion for discretionary Highway Infrastructure Programs, $166 million below the 2020 enacted level. $13 billion for the Federal Transit Administration, $47 million above the 2020 enacted level, $2 billion for Capital Investment Grants, $36 million above the 2020 enacted level, $516 million for Transit Infrastructure Grants, $6 million above the 2020 enacted level. DOT Appropriations provisions extend the period of availability for fiscal year 2019 National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER/BUILD) grants. Makes transit programs and alternative fuel infrastructure eligible for Surface Transportation Block Grant funding within Highway Infrastructure Programs. Additional emergency Coronavirus relief appropriations include - $10 billion to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Funds are available to replace amounts lost as a result of the coronavirus for preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, operations, and personnel costs and may also support tolling agencies and ferry systems.
Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019
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--H.R. 2474, PRO Act, Protecting the Right to Organize Act, legislation to reform labor law. It would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. --H.R. 779 and S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, legislation that exempts tribal enterprises from the National Labor Relations Act. --Draft 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.
Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. --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. -- S. 1932 and H.R. 2473, Drought and water supply infrastructure, legislation that provides funding for water management programs in rural communities including a competitive Grant Program for the Funding of Water Recycling and Reuse Projects, RIFIA pilot projects, a Water Infrastructure Fund, and a Water Technology Investment Program. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry.
Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. --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. -- S. 1932 and H.R. 2473, Drought and water supply infrastructure, legislation that provides funding for water management programs in rural communities including a competitive Grant Program for the Funding of Water Recycling and Reuse Projects, RIFIA pilot projects, a Water Infrastructure Fund, and a Water Technology Investment Program. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. -- S.3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill provides $17 billion in new federal authorizations to invest in infrastructure for projects across the country. For improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. --S.3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill includes approximately $2.5 billion in federal authorizations. It reauthorizes programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide grants to assist in the remediation of emerging contaminants, grant programs to help water utilities deploy new and emerging technology. It authorizes $15 million annually for the EPAs Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Grant Programs. --Report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set-asides across regions. --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.
Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--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.
Move America Act of 2019
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--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.
Move America Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
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. 1992, A bill to amend FAST Act rescission of $7.6 billion per year in funding to the Highway Trust Fund -- 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.
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
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--H.R. 2740, Labor-HHS Appropriations Act, FY 2020, provision related to registered apprenticeships access to the federal excess property program through DOL and amendment in the appropriations process related to access of federal funds by apprenticeship programs that operate outside the system of registration. --H.R. 3055, Appropriations including Ag, Interior, Military-Construction, and Transportation-HUD, provisions related to California High Speed Rail the Transportation and Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA). --H.R. 1865, Appropriations including DOE, Interior, USACE and EPA, provisions related to Fossil Energy Research and Development, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, and Water Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act (WIFIA). --H.R. 2500 and S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, appropriations for DOD, specifically workforce acquisition for military construction contractors and apprenticeship requirements.
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--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.
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. --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. Renews the Innovation Tax Credit (ITC) for combined heat and power and extend it to waste energy recovery, carbon capture and storage, nuclear and biogas and provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations.
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation to fund the Highway Trust Fund by raising the gas tax by 25-cents and indexing it to inflation. --H.R. 2541, BUILD Act, legislation to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --BOLD Act, legislation to establish a Vehicle Miles Traveled tax on commercial vehicles, lower the gas tax, and more. The revenue proceeds would go to the Highway Trust Fund. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. --H.R.865 and S.266, Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019, this bill provides financial assistance in FY2020-FY2029 for long-term improvements to public school facilities by allocating funds to states for school improvements, awarding need-based grants to local education agencies, and restoring school infrastructure tax credit bonds. Restores Build America Bonds with QSCB and QZAB subsets. --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. Application of labor standards for Private Activity Bonds, Build American Bonds, 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit. Extension of 45Q tax credit and credit subsidies for Title XVII loan guarantee program.
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. -- S.3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill provides $17 billion in new federal authorizations to invest in infrastructure for projects across the country. For improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. --S.3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill includes approximately $2.5 billion in federal authorizations. It reauthorizes programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide grants to assist in the remediation of emerging contaminants, grant programs to help water utilities deploy new and emerging technology. It authorizes $15 million annually for the EPAs Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Grant Programs. --Report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set-asides across regions. --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. Provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Legislation authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects and conduct feasibility studies, and includes policy reforms to the Corps for implementation of its civil works missions. The bill authorizes an increase of $673 million in direct spending and provides authority to unlock the existing $10 billion balance of the HMTF. Includes report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business setasides across regions. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations. --H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, A minibus spending package containing four-title bill totaling $259.5 billion in appropriations. Provides the Department of Interior $1 billion in funding to replace lead drinking water lines. Includes provisions related to EPA application for air quality standards, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and implementation of updated NEPA regulations. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Provisions related to pipeline safety and water infrastructure. Division R, Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 authorizes appropriations for FY 2021 through 2023 for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations (PHMSA) Pipeline Safety Program. It provides budget authority of approximately $227.9 million in FY 2021 and increases to approximately $237.9 million by FY 2023. This section authorizes funding for operational expenses, one-call notification programs, pipeline safety information grants, state pipeline safety grants, and other programs and grants. Division AA, the authorizing legislation includes the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2020, authorization of USACE civil works projects related to vital water infrastructure while unlocking $10 billion balance of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Language related to government oversite of USACE contracting practices. Includes appropriations measures providing $7.8 billion to Army Corps of Engineers, an increase of $145 million above the fiscal year 2020 level for seven new construction starts and other programming. Includes $2.69 billion in funding for construction, $3.85 billion in funding for operation and maintenance, $1.68 project funding through Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, $113 million appropriated for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Funds the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program for the first time for the Corps at $14.2 million, to guarantee almost $1 billion in loans. Provides $1.69 billion to Department of Interior/Bureau of Reclamation, an increase of $11 million above the fiscal year 2020 level and $553 million above the budget request. Includes $559 million in additional funding for water resources projects, including those authorized in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- 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. Both bill prioritize expansion of the U.S. Naval fleet. The House bill authorizes $22 billion, while the Senate bill authorizes $21.3 billion for domestic shipbuilding. --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. --H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus includes six-bill package totaling $1.3 trillion in appropriations. The bill provides $10.2 billion for the Employment Training Administration, an increase of $187 million above FY20 and $1.5 billion above Trumps request, including: $2.9 billion for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act State Grants and $185 million for Registered Apprenticeships. The bill rejects the Administrations proposal to fund Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs and continues language allowing funds only to support Registered Apprenticeships. --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. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. It expands Buy American and wage rate requirements and authorizes clean energy workforce development programs. Establishes workforce development program authorizing $250 million for grants to employers and labor organizations to support the wages of energy sector trainees. Provides additional $250 million in DOE grants for pre-apprenticeship and on-the-job training in zero-emission electricity generation, energy efficiency, and grid modernization programs. -- H.R. 8294, The National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill to codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. --H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package.
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- 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.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. --H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Legislation authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects and conduct feasibility studies, and includes policy reforms to the Corps for implementation of its civil works missions. The bill authorizes an increase of $673 million in direct spending and provides authority to unlock the existing $10 billion balance of the HMTF. Includes report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set asides across regions. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. It expands Buy American and wage rate requirements and authorizes clean energy workforce development programs. Authorizes $38 billion in transportation electrification and emissions reductions programs. --H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus includes six-bill package totaling $1.3 trillion in appropriations. The bill provides $107.2 billion in total budgetary resources for the Department of Transportation, an increase of $21.1 billion above FY20, and additional $26 billion in emergency funding for transportation programs to supporting economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. -- H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Omnibus spending package that totals $1.4 trillion and reflects conference agreements for the FY 2021 appropriations bills. The package includes $900 billion emergency Coronavirus relief with $45 billion in designated transportation aid. The bill provides $10 billion in Highway formula money for activities eligible under section 133(b) of Title 23 (the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program), for administrative and operations expenses. Preserves Davis Bacon and Buy America protections. The bill provides a $14 billion in assistance to public transportation. The bill includes $75.4 billion in discretionary funding for DOT. Includes appropriations measures providing $86.7 billion in total budgetary resources for DOT, $553 million above the 2020 enacted level and $1.1 billion below the Presidents budget request. Of this amount, the bill includes: $1 billion for National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER/BUILD), equal to the 2020 enacted level, $1 million to support technical assistance, training, and research and development for Resilient Infrastructure, $49.1 billion for the Federal Highway Administration, $166 million below the 2020 enacted level, $2 billion for discretionary Highway Infrastructure Programs, $166 million below the 2020 enacted level. $13 billion for the Federal Transit Administration, $47 million above the 2020 enacted level, $2 billion for Capital Investment Grants, $36 million above the 2020 enacted level, $516 million for Transit Infrastructure Grants, $6 million above the 2020 enacted level. DOT Appropriations provisions extend the period of availability for fiscal year 2019 National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER/BUILD) grants. Makes transit programs and alternative fuel infrastructure eligible for Surface Transportation Block Grant funding within Highway Infrastructure Programs. Additional emergency Coronavirus relief appropriations include - $10 billion to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Funds are available to replace amounts lost as a result of the coronavirus for preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, operations, and personnel costs and may also support tolling agencies and ferry systems.
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
-- 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.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. --H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Legislation authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects and conduct feasibility studies, and includes policy reforms to the Corps for implementation of its civil works missions. The bill authorizes an increase of $673 million in direct spending and provides authority to unlock the existing $10 billion balance of the HMTF. Includes report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business setasides across regions. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. It expands Buy American and wage rate requirements and authorizes clean energy workforce development programs. Authorizes $38 billion in transportation electrification and emissions reductions programs. --H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus includes six-bill package totaling $1.3 trillion in appropriations. The bill provides $107.2 billion in total budgetary resources for the Department of Transportation, an increase of $21.1 billion above FY20, and additional $26 billion in emergency funding for transportation programs to supporting economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. -- H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package.
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. --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. Renews the Innovation Tax Credit (ITC) for combined heat and power and extend it to waste energy recovery, carbon capture and storage, nuclear and biogas and provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Energy Act of 2020, Division Z, authorizing approximately $35 billion towards new energy technologies. Provisions in Section 3001 reauthorizes DOEs marine energy and hydropower RDD&CA activities, Section 3003 reauthorizes DOEs wind energy RDD&CA program, including research on onshore, offshore, and distributed wind energy systems, advanced manufacturing, grid integration, and wind system recycling, amongst other subject areas. It also establishes a wind technician training grant program. Section 3004 reauthorizes DOEs solar energy RDD&CA program, including research on photovoltaic, heating and cooling, and concentrating solar energy systems, grid integration, and photovoltaic recycling, among other subject areas. It also establishes an advanced solar manufacturing initiative to enhance domestic manufacturing capabilities. Section 4003 directs the Secretary of Energy to establish an RD&D program for carbon storage, a large-scale carbon sequestration demonstration program, and an integrated storage program. Section 5001 establishes an RD&D program to examine the methods, technologies, and strategies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a large scale. , consistent with the National Academies recent recommendations for a significant federal focus in these areas. Section 8007 requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to carry out projects related to modernization of the electric grid, including for distribution system technologies. Section 9005 authorizes the Secretary of Energy to carry out milestone-based demonstration projects that require specific technical and financial milestones to be met in order for a participant to receive funding from DOE. Includes appropriations measures providing $39.6 billion for the Department of Energy, an increase of $1 billion above the fiscal year 2020 level and $4.5 billion above the budget request. Includes $750 million for Fossil Energy Research and Development, $2.86 billion for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, $211.7 million for electricity delivery and capabilities, $1.5 billion for nuclear energy programs. EPA and partner agencies funding includes $2.77 billion for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, equal to the 2020 enacted level, $40 million for Combined Sewer Overflow grants, a $12 million increase above the enacted level, $91 million for Brownfields cleanups, a $2 million increase above the 2020 enacted level, and $1.21 billion for Superfund, a $21 million increase above the 2020 enacted level.
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · Firm: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
--H.R. 2541, BUILD Act, legislation to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --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. Application of labor standards for Private Activity Bonds, Build American Bonds, 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit. Extension of 45Q tax credit and credit subsidies for Title XVII loan guarantee program. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Legislation contains Totals $1.4 trillion and reflects conference agreements for the FY 2021 appropriations bills and other authorizing measures. Includes certain provisions of energy related tax extensions through 2025, specifically Division EE, Title I, Subtitle B, Sec 121, Extension of carbon oxide sequestration credit; Subtitle C, Sec. 131, Credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, 132, Extension and phaseout of energy credit.; Title II, Sec. 204, Extension of energy credit for offshore wind facilities.
American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. --Natural Resources Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to the Civilian Climate Corps; drilling and exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; royalties from oil and gas leases on federal lands; investments in coastal resiliency and climate adaptation. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation provides funding for water infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment, including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction.
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund, including an amendment to repeal the provision considered on the Senate floor. --Energy and Commerce proposals to implement instructions from the Budget Committee on reconciliation, provisions related to the Clean Electricity Payment Program, energy efficiency investments, intertie of the electricity grid between regions. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorizes funding for Carbon Innovation and Financing Innovation Act (CIFIA), energy efficiency, carbon capture, and more; provisions related to prevailing wages and federally-assisted construction projects. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes investments in nuclear facilities, geothermal energy, wind and solar technologies, a new program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes resources for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of labor standards for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the ABC test for joint employers, increases penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminates employers ability to replace striking workers, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects; application of prevailing wages to federally-assisted construction projects, and provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. --Executive action to develop a regulation at the Department of Labor to update the administration of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Build Back Better Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $115 billion dedicated to the nations roads and bridges, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion for passenger and freight rail systems, $17 billion for ports and waterways, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, $300 billion for strengthening manufacturing in the United States and creating new manufacturing jobs. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs; provisions related to the reauthorization of the State Revolving Funds for water and wastewater; the utilization of apprentices on USDOT projects; the application of Buy American programs to construction materials; and, finally, programs related to labor standards on federally assisted construction projects -- The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways; provisions related to the extension of labor standards to investments off of the federal-aid system, including the Bridge Investment Program, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and wildlife corridors along the National Highway System; and expansion of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) eligibility for airport improvement projects. -- S. 1403, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --Legislative proposals in transportation to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res. 14, provisions related to High-Speed Rail and transit/housing investments.
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions related to the corporate tax rate, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. --Ways and Means Committees consideration of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, S. Con. Res.14; provisions related to infrastructure financing and bonds; energy tax credits; and labor standards. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
Filing targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
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2021 · second_quarter · Q2
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. transmission power grid infrastructure, $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies, $16 billion for mine reclamation and orphan wells, and $5 billion for Brownfield and Superfund sites. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021 -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. Creates a new hydrogen production credit with labor and workforce requirements and adds a new category of exempt facility bonds for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture projects. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation to rebuild and modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including broadband, natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act or the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, legislation to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes. Provisions relating to the application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded by the bills semiconductor manufacturing fund. -- H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for critical research infrastructure programs. Provisions related to application of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded under the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account authorized in the bill. -- S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites. -- Energy Infrastructure Act, Senate proposal of comprehensive energy legislation to authorize energy priorities that would extend a lifeline to struggling nuclear reactors, fund new demonstration projects and invest billions in the nations electricity grid. Authorizes funding for demonstration projects from bipartisan energy legislation, adopted at the end of last Congress. The proposal includes $6 billion for nuclear facilities, $84 million for geothermal, $100 million for wind and $80 million for solar technologies, creates a $5 billion program to plug orphaned oil and gas wells, and funding for ecosystem restoration and Western water programs. The proposal also includes provisions for $11.3 billion for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation fund provisions for solar and clean energy projects on former mine sites. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon local prevailing wage requirements for projects funded or financed through the legislation. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf.
-- Legislative framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Legislation providing for solvency of the Highway Trust Fund through gas tax or Vehicle Miles Traveled tax. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Tax provisions include increasing the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, increasing the minimum tax on U.S. multinational corporations to 21%, eliminating tax subsidies and tax credits for fossil fuel industries, and increasing IRS enforcement on corporations. -- S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Requirements for federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 848, GREEN Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend incentives for renewable energy, carbon capture projects, electric vehicles and energy efficiency upgrades. Provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- H.R. 1396, Public Building Renewal Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
-- H.R. 842 and S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the joint employer standard, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, and prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447 and S._, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation providing for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects. Provisions related to compliance of Davis-Bacon Related Acts on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials. -- S. 1298, the Clean Energy for America Act, and H.R. 848, GREEN Act, Senate and House legislation regarding the federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in the clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for the clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Executive request for Congressional action to ensure all workers have a free and fair choice to join a union by passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, and guarantee union and bargaining rights for public service workers. Executive request for Congressional action to tie infrastructure investments funded under this plan to project labor agreements/community workforce agreements, prevailing wage regulations and registered apprenticeship programs. Provides $100 billion for workforce development, which provides $40 billion for a new dislocated-workers program to help workers gain new skills for in-demand jobs and $48 billion to expand existing registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship and community college partnership programs. -- Executive action relating to related to the use of project labor agreements and local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary of Transportation under title 23 and title 49. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to the treatment of workers under the Jones Act for Offshore Wind projects located on the Outer Continental Shelf. -- H.R. 4006, Fair Repair Act, legislation to require original equipment manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make available certain documentation, diagnostic, and repair information to independent repair providers. Authorizes enforcement of equipment repair provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. -- P.N. 126, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel.
-- American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $111 billion for safer drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems, $137 billion for public schools, community colleges and child care facilities, $28 billion for veterans hospitals and federal buildings, $400 billion to expand affordable housing, and $180 billion for research and development in new infrastructure technologies. -- S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, legislation authorizing more than $35 billion for drinking water and wastewater projects focused on upgrading aging infrastructure, addressing the threat of climate change, investing in new technologies, and providing assistance to marginalized communities. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds. -- H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs. Authorizes $40 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund $1 billion for municipal grants aimed at treating PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and $2.5 billion for tribal wastewater infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions aimed at addressing affordability challenges, including a provision to require that at least 20 percent of each state's SRF funds be distributed as grants, and at addressing water utilities' cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Provisions related to the use of WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development title. -- H.R. 3291, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021, legislation to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide assistance for States, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS contaminates. Provides $52.94 billion for the reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and alters the requirements for EPA to set new Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Authorizes $4.5 billion to replace lead service lines and establishes new grant program under the SDWA for treatment of PFAS contaminants. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation authorizing $715 billion for surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure. Provides funding for water supply infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment. Authorizes $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and $51 billion for waste water infrastructure including funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Establishes new grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for treatment of PFAS as well as a new grant program to replace lead service lines. Provisions related to WIOA reporting metrics in the workforce development titles. -- H.R. 1848, LIFT America Act, legislation modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- P.N. 444, Legislative action regarding the nomination and confirmation of Radhika Fox to serve as Assistant Administrator for Water at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Legislative and executive action relating to federal Investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program.
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions for state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Provisions concerning the $350 billion authorized for state and local fiscal recovery and the encouragement of project labor agreements on federally assisted water, sewer and broadband projects. --American Jobs Plan, the administrations framework comprising $2 trillion of federal spending over the next eight years for providing investments for transportation, broadband, energy, and drinking water, it also includes funding for schools and child-care facilities, affordable housing, workforce development and manufacturing. Infrastructure provisions include $115 billion dedicated to the nations roads and bridges, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion for passenger and freight rail systems, $17 billion for ports and waterways, $100 billion for high-speed broadband, $300 billion for strengthening manufacturing in the United States and creating new manufacturing jobs. -- H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, legislation to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs. Includes the reauthorization of the State Revolving Funds for water infrastructure. Invests $547 Billion over 5-years in highways ($343 b); transit ($109b); and rail ($95b). Invests $117 billion to address drinking water infrastructure and funding for Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Provisions related to the utilization of apprentices on USDOT projects. Provisions related to labor standards on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects under title 23 and title 49. Provisions related to Buy American requirements for construction materials.-- S. 2016, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to authorize funds for programs under the Department of Transportation. Invests $36 billion on rail, $28 billion on multimodal and freight and $13 billion on safety initiatives. Provisions related to local hire requirements within the transportation workforce for recipients of grants received from the Secretary under title 23 and title 49. -- S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Authorizes $311 billion out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), $3 for a new Bridge Investment Program, $2 billion for a new competitive grant program for rural surface transportation projects, and $2.5 billion for a new competitive grant program for construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and alternative fuel corridors along the National Highway System. Provisions related to the expansion of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) for airport improvement projects. -- S. 1403 and H.R.___, MOVE America Act of 202, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits. To provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation. -- H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.; to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation.
S.1025, Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, legislation to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes. To expand covered employees and covered illnesses under Part E, Section 3671 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to specifically include employees exposed to toxic substances at cleanup sites.
Filing targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
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2021 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions for state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Funds are available to replace amounts lost as a result of the coronavirus for preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, operations, and personnel costs and may also support tolling agencies and ferry systems. Authorizing use of funds for to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. Adds new billion Critical Infrastructure Projects program. Includes provisions related to emergency education relief of public school infrastructure authorizing funds for update or replace multiple building systems including HVAC systems. -- H.R. 1915 - Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, 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. -- Legislation relating to federal authorizations to invest in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the country. Including programs under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. Including provisions related to bipartisan reauthorization of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Funds.
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions related to enhanced federal unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, multi-employer pension relief, and expansion of COBRA premium subsidies.
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions for state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Funds are available to replace amounts lost as a result of the coronavirus for preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, operations, and personnel costs and may also support tolling agencies and ferry systems. Authorizing use of funds for to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. And adds new billion Critical Infrastructure Projects program. -- Senate framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. -- House framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects.
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions related to enhanced federal unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, multi-employer pension relief, and expansion of COBRA premium subsidies. -- Legislation federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code. -- Senate and House framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Legislation providing for solvency of the Highway Trust Fund through gas tax or Vehicle Miles Traveled tax.
Legislative and Executive action relating to permitting authority of cross-border pipeline projects and energy infrastructure. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program. -- Legislation federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code.
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes provisions related to premium pay for essential workers, additional direct payments, enhanced federal unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, multi-employer pension relief, and expansion of COBRA premium subsidies. -- H.R. 842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, legislation to reform labor law. It codifies the joint employer standard the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. -- H.R. 447 - National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill to codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. -- House framework for the reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2021. Provisions relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements for large federally assisted construction projects. Provisions related to labor standards on federally funded, financed, or assisted construction projects. -- Legislation federal financing of infrastructure projects to promote domestic job creation in clean energy industry. Providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry including Section 45, Section 48, Section 30C, Section 45Q, Section 48C, and Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code.
H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Legislation comprising $1.9 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes infrastructure provisions related to state and local fiscal recovery funds to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies and new Critical Infrastructure Projects program. Includes provisions related to emergency education relief of public school infrastructure authorizing funds for update or replace multiple building systems including HVAC systems. Includes provisions related to premium pay for essential workers, additional direct payments, enhanced federal unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, multi-employer pension relief, and expansion of COBRA premium subsidies. -- Legislative and Executive action relating to federal investment in the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program.
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-- 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. Both bill prioritize expansion of the U.S. Naval fleet. The House bill authorizes $22 billion, while the Senate bill authorizes $21.3 billion for domestic shipbuilding. --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. --H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus includes six-bill package totaling $1.3 trillion in appropriations. The bill provides $10.2 billion for the Employment Training Administration, an increase of $187 million above FY20 and $1.5 billion above Trumps request, including: $2.9 billion for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act State Grants and $185 million for Registered Apprenticeships. The bill rejects the Administrations proposal to fund Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs and continues language allowing funds only to support Registered Apprenticeships. --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. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. It expands Buy American and wage rate requirements and authorizes clean energy workforce development programs. Establishes workforce development program authorizing $250 million for grants to employers and labor organizations to support the wages of energy sector trainees. Provides additional $250 million in DOE grants for pre-apprenticeship and on-the-job training in zero-emission electricity generation, energy efficiency, and grid modernization programs. -- H.R. 8294, The National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill to codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. --H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Omnibus spending package that totals $1.4 trillion and reflects conference agreements for the FY 2021 appropriations bills. The legislation includes $300 per week of enhanced Unemployment Insurance benefits as well as tax credit to support employers offering paid sick leave, based on the Families First framework. Provides authorization for DOL to furnish up to $2,000,000 of excess property to apprenticeship programs for the purpose of training apprentices in registered programs. Preserves Davis Bacon and Buy America protections in surface transportation funding. Provisions Division Z in Section 3003 and Section 3004 establishes a wind and solar training grant programs. Appropriations language for DOL includes provisions that prevent funding for Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs).
-- 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. 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 Federal COBRA premium subsidies to cover laid-off and furloughed workers health care. --H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Omnibus spending package that totals $1.4 trillion and reflects conference agreements for the FY 2021 appropriations bills. The package includes a long-term extension of expiring public health programs, vaccine distribution, national testing and tracing. The package includes bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will end surprise billing for emergency and scheduled care. The legislation provides a tax credit to support employers offering paid sick leave, based on the Families First framework.
--H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus includes six-bill package totaling $1.3 trillion in appropriations. The bill provides $107.2 billion in total budgetary resources for the Department of Transportation, an increase of $21.1 billion above FY20, and additional $26 billion in emergency funding for transportation programs to supporting economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The bill also includes $3.5 billion for Community Development Block Grants, $356 million for the Economic Development Administration, and $10.2 billion for the Employment Training Administration. The bill rejects the Administrations proposal to fund Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs and continues language allowing funds only to support Registered Apprenticeships. - H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus package including four-bills totaling $259.5 billion in appropriations. Provides the Department of Interior $1 billion in funding to replace lead drinking water lines. Includes provisions related to EPA application for air quality standards, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and implementation of updated NEPA regulations. -- H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, The resolution provides a short-term extension of surface transportation authorizations at current funding levels through the fiscal year 2021. Transfers to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) totaling $13.6 billion allocated to the Department of Transportation to continue funding the repair and construction of highways and other transportation projects. --H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Provides $7.8 billion to Army Corps of Engineers, an increase of $145 million above the fiscal year 2020 level for seven new construction starts and other programing. Includes $2.69 billion in funding for construction, $3.85 billion in funding for operation and maintenance, $1.68 project funding through Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, $113 million appropriated for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Funds the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program for the first time for the Corps at $14.2 million, to guarantee almost $1 billion in loans. Provides $1.69 billion to Department of Interior/Bureau of Reclamation, an increase of $11 million above the fiscal year 2020 level and $553 million above the budget request. Includes $559 million in additional funding for water resources projects, including those authorized in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. Provides $39.6 billion for the Department of Energy, an increase of $1 billion above the fiscal year 2020 level and $4.5 billion above the budget request. Includes $750 million for Fossil Energy Research and Development, $2.86 billion for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, $211.7 million for electricity delivery and capabilities, $1.5 billion for nuclear energy programs. EPA and partner agencies funding includes $2.77 billion for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, equal to the 2020 enacted level, $40 million for Combined Sewer Overflow grants, a $12 million increase above the enacted level, $91 million for Brownfields cleanups, a $2 million increase above the 2020 enacted level, and $1.21 billion for Superfund, a $21 million increase above the 2020 enacted level Provides $12.5 billion in discretionary appropriations for DOL, an increase of $122 million above the 2020 enacted level includes $9.4 billion for the Employment and Training Administration, an increase of $99 million above the 2020 enacted level. Within this amount, the bill includes: $2.8 billion for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Grants, an increase of $26 million above the fiscal year 2020 enacted level, and $185 million for Registered Apprenticeships, an increase of $10 million above the fiscal year 2020 enacted level. No funding is provided for Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs). New bill language is included that requires the participation of equity intermediaries and business and labor industry partner intermediaries. Provides $97 billion for HHS includes a total of $7.9 billion for CDC. This includes $856 million in transfers from the Prevention and Public Health Fund and $695 million, , for public health emergency preparedness cooperative agreements with State and local health departments. The bill provides a total of $8.06 billion to DOD for military construction projects - an increase of $250 million above the budget request. Provides $86.7 billion in total budgetary resources for DOT, $553 million above the 2020 enacted level and $1.1 billion below the Presidents budget request. Of this amount, the bill includes: $1 billion for National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER/BUILD), equal to the 2020 enacted level, $1 million to support technical assistance, training, and research and development for Resilient Infrastructure, $49.1 billion for the Federal Highway Administration, $166 million below the 2020 enacted level, $2 billion for discretionary Highway Infrastructure Programs, $166 million below the 2020 enacted level. $13 billion for the Federal Transit Administration, $47 million above the 2020 enacted level, $2 billion for Capital Investment Grants, $36 million above the 2020 enacted level, $516 million for Transit Infrastructure Grants, $6 million above the 2020 enacted level. DOT Appropriations provisions extend the period of availability for fiscal year 2019 National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER/BUILD) grants. Makes transit programs and alternative fuel infrastructure eligible for Surface Transportation Block Grant funding within Highway Infrastructure Programs. Emergency relief appropriations include - $10 billion to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Funds are available to replace amounts lost as a result of the coronavirus for preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, operations, and personnel costs and may also support tolling agencies and ferry systems. The legislation provides $82 billion in funding for colleges and schools, including support for HVAC repair and replacement to mitigate virus transmission improving indoor air quality in school facilities.
--H.R. 2541, BUILD Act, legislation to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --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. Application of labor standards for Private Activity Bonds, Build American Bonds, 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit. Extension of 45Q tax credit and credit subsidies for Title XVII loan guarantee program. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Legislation contains Totals $1.4 trillion and reflects conference agreements for the FY 2021 appropriations bills and other authorizing measures. Includes certain provisions of energy related tax extensions through 2025, specifically Division EE, Title I, Subtitle B, Sec 121, Extension of carbon oxide sequestration credit; Subtitle C, Sec. 131, Credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, 132, Extension and phaseout of energy credit.; Title II, Sec. 204, Extension of energy credit for offshore wind facilities.
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. --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. Renews the Innovation Tax Credit (ITC) for combined heat and power and extend it to waste energy recovery, carbon capture and storage, nuclear and biogas and provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Energy Act of 2020, Division Z, authorizing approximately $35 billion towards new energy technologies. Provisions in Section 3001 reauthorizes DOEs marine energy and hydropower RDD&CA activities, Section 3003 reauthorizes DOEs wind energy RDD&CA program, including research on onshore, offshore, and distributed wind energy systems, advanced manufacturing, grid integration, and wind system recycling, amongst other subject areas. It also establishes a wind technician training grant program. Section 3004 reauthorizes DOEs solar energy RDD&CA program, including research on photovoltaic, heating and cooling, and concentrating solar energy systems, grid integration, and photovoltaic recycling, among other subject areas. It also establishes an advanced solar manufacturing initiative to enhance domestic manufacturing capabilities. Section 4003 directs the Secretary of Energy to establish an RD&D program for carbon storage, a large-scale carbon sequestration demonstration program, and an integrated storage program. Section 5001 establishes an RD&D program to examine the methods, technologies, and strategies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a large scale. , consistent with the National Academies recent recommendations for a significant federal focus in these areas. Section 8007 requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to carry out projects related to modernization of the electric grid, including for distribution system technologies. Section 9005 authorizes the Secretary of Energy to carry out milestone-based demonstration projects that require specific technical and financial milestones to be met in order for a participant to receive funding from DOE. Includes appropriations measures providing $39.6 billion for the Department of Energy, an increase of $1 billion above the fiscal year 2020 level and $4.5 billion above the budget request. Includes $750 million for Fossil Energy Research and Development, $2.86 billion for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, $211.7 million for electricity delivery and capabilities, $1.5 billion for nuclear energy programs. EPA and partner agencies funding includes $2.77 billion for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, equal to the 2020 enacted level, $40 million for Combined Sewer Overflow grants, a $12 million increase above the enacted level, $91 million for Brownfields cleanups, a $2 million increase above the 2020 enacted level, and $1.21 billion for Superfund, a $21 million increase above the 2020 enacted level.
-- 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.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. --H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Legislation authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects and conduct feasibility studies, and includes policy reforms to the Corps for implementation of its civil works missions. The bill authorizes an increase of $673 million in direct spending and provides authority to unlock the existing $10 billion balance of the HMTF. Includes report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set asides across regions. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. It expands Buy American and wage rate requirements and authorizes clean energy workforce development programs. Authorizes $38 billion in transportation electrification and emissions reductions programs. --H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus includes six-bill package totaling $1.3 trillion in appropriations. The bill provides $107.2 billion in total budgetary resources for the Department of Transportation, an increase of $21.1 billion above FY20, and additional $26 billion in emergency funding for transportation programs to supporting economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. -- H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Omnibus spending package that totals $1.4 trillion and reflects conference agreements for the FY 2021 appropriations bills. The package includes $900 billion emergency Coronavirus relief with $45 billion in designated transportation aid. The bill provides $10 billion in Highway formula money for activities eligible under section 133(b) of Title 23 (the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program), for administrative and operations expenses. Preserves Davis Bacon and Buy America protections. The bill provides a $14 billion in assistance to public transportation. The bill includes $75.4 billion in discretionary funding for DOT. Includes appropriations measures providing $86.7 billion in total budgetary resources for DOT, $553 million above the 2020 enacted level and $1.1 billion below the Presidents budget request. Of this amount, the bill includes: $1 billion for National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER/BUILD), equal to the 2020 enacted level, $1 million to support technical assistance, training, and research and development for Resilient Infrastructure, $49.1 billion for the Federal Highway Administration, $166 million below the 2020 enacted level, $2 billion for discretionary Highway Infrastructure Programs, $166 million below the 2020 enacted level. $13 billion for the Federal Transit Administration, $47 million above the 2020 enacted level, $2 billion for Capital Investment Grants, $36 million above the 2020 enacted level, $516 million for Transit Infrastructure Grants, $6 million above the 2020 enacted level. DOT Appropriations provisions extend the period of availability for fiscal year 2019 National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER/BUILD) grants. Makes transit programs and alternative fuel infrastructure eligible for Surface Transportation Block Grant funding within Highway Infrastructure Programs. Additional emergency Coronavirus relief appropriations include - $10 billion to support State Departments of Transportation and certain local transportation agencies. Funds are available to replace amounts lost as a result of the coronavirus for preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, operations, and personnel costs and may also support tolling agencies and ferry systems.
--Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. -- S.3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill provides $17 billion in new federal authorizations to invest in infrastructure for projects across the country. For improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. --S.3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill includes approximately $2.5 billion in federal authorizations. It reauthorizes programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide grants to assist in the remediation of emerging contaminants, grant programs to help water utilities deploy new and emerging technology. It authorizes $15 million annually for the EPAs Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Grant Programs. --Report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set-asides across regions. --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. Provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Legislation authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects and conduct feasibility studies, and includes policy reforms to the Corps for implementation of its civil works missions. The bill authorizes an increase of $673 million in direct spending and provides authority to unlock the existing $10 billion balance of the HMTF. Includes report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business setasides across regions. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations. --H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, A minibus spending package containing four-title bill totaling $259.5 billion in appropriations. Provides the Department of Interior $1 billion in funding to replace lead drinking water lines. Includes provisions related to EPA application for air quality standards, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and implementation of updated NEPA regulations. --H.R. 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Provisions related to pipeline safety and water infrastructure. Division R, Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 authorizes appropriations for FY 2021 through 2023 for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations (PHMSA) Pipeline Safety Program. It provides budget authority of approximately $227.9 million in FY 2021 and increases to approximately $237.9 million by FY 2023. This section authorizes funding for operational expenses, one-call notification programs, pipeline safety information grants, state pipeline safety grants, and other programs and grants. Division AA, the authorizing legislation includes the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2020, authorization of USACE civil works projects related to vital water infrastructure while unlocking $10 billion balance of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Language related to government oversite of USACE contracting practices. Includes appropriations measures providing $7.8 billion to Army Corps of Engineers, an increase of $145 million above the fiscal year 2020 level for seven new construction starts and other programming. Includes $2.69 billion in funding for construction, $3.85 billion in funding for operation and maintenance, $1.68 project funding through Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, $113 million appropriated for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Funds the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program for the first time for the Corps at $14.2 million, to guarantee almost $1 billion in loans. Provides $1.69 billion to Department of Interior/Bureau of Reclamation, an increase of $11 million above the fiscal year 2020 level and $553 million above the budget request. Includes $559 million in additional funding for water resources projects, including those authorized in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.
Filing targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
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2020 · third_quarter · Q3
--H.R. 2541, BUILD Act, legislation to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --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. Application of labor standards for Private Activity Bonds, Build American Bonds, 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit. Extension of 45Q tax credit and credit subsidies for Title XVII loan guarantee program.
--Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. -- S.3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill provides $17 billion in new federal authorizations to invest in infrastructure for projects across the country. For improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. --S.3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill includes approximately $2.5 billion in federal authorizations. It reauthorizes programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide grants to assist in the remediation of emerging contaminants, grant programs to help water utilities deploy new and emerging technology. It authorizes $15 million annually for the EPAs Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Grant Programs. --Report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set-asides across regions. --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. Provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Legislation authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects and conduct feasibility studies, and includes policy reforms to the Corps for implementation of its civil works missions. The bill authorizes an increase of $673 million in direct spending and provides authority to unlock the existing $10 billion balance of the HMTF. Includes report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business setasides across regions. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations. --H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, A minibus spending package containing four-title bill totaling $259.5 billion in appropriations. Provides the Department of Interior $1 billion in funding to replace lead drinking water lines. Includes provisions related to EPA application for air quality standards, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and implementation of updated NEPA regulations.
-- 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.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. --H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Legislation authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects and conduct feasibility studies, and includes policy reforms to the Corps for implementation of its civil works missions. The bill authorizes an increase of $673 million in direct spending and provides authority to unlock the existing $10 billion balance of the HMTF. Includes report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business setasides across regions. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. It expands Buy American and wage rate requirements and authorizes clean energy workforce development programs. Authorizes $38 billion in transportation electrification and emissions reductions programs. --H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus includes six-bill package totaling $1.3 trillion in appropriations. The bill provides $107.2 billion in total budgetary resources for the Department of Transportation, an increase of $21.1 billion above FY20, and additional $26 billion in emergency funding for transportation programs to supporting economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. -- H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package.
-- 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. Both bill prioritize expansion of the U.S. Naval fleet. The House bill authorizes $22 billion, while the Senate bill authorizes $21.3 billion for domestic shipbuilding. --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. --H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus includes six-bill package totaling $1.3 trillion in appropriations. The bill provides $10.2 billion for the Employment Training Administration, an increase of $187 million above FY20 and $1.5 billion above Trumps request, including: $2.9 billion for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act State Grants and $185 million for Registered Apprenticeships. The bill rejects the Administrations proposal to fund Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs and continues language allowing funds only to support Registered Apprenticeships. --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. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. It expands Buy American and wage rate requirements and authorizes clean energy workforce development programs. Establishes workforce development program authorizing $250 million for grants to employers and labor organizations to support the wages of energy sector trainees. Provides additional $250 million in DOE grants for pre-apprenticeship and on-the-job training in zero-emission electricity generation, energy efficiency, and grid modernization programs. -- H.R. 8294, The National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, Legislation reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act providing $20 billion to expand apprenticeship programs. The bill to codifies standards for registered apprenticeship, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs and creates a dedicated funding stream for states, and precludes funding for administration of the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program. --H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package.
-- 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. 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 Federal COBRA premium subsidies to cover laid-off and furloughed workers health care. --H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package.
--H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus includes six-bill package totaling $1.3 trillion in appropriations. The bill provides $107.2 billion in total budgetary resources for the Department of Transportation, an increase of $21.1 billion above FY20, and additional $26 billion in emergency funding for transportation programs to supporting economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The bill also includes $3.5 billion for Community Development Block Grants, $356 million for the Economic Development Administration, and $10.2 billion for the Employment Training Administration. The bill rejects the Administrations proposal to fund Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs and continues language allowing funds only to support Registered Apprenticeships. - H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, Appropriations minibus package including four-bills totaling $259.5 billion in appropriations. Provides the Department of Interior $1 billion in funding to replace lead drinking water lines. Includes provisions related to EPA application for air quality standards, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and implementation of updated NEPA regulations. -- H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, The resolution provides a short-term extension of surface transportation authorizations at current funding levels through the fiscal year 2021. Transfers to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) totaling $13.6 billion allocated to the Department of Transportation to continue funding the repair and construction of highways and other transportation projects. --H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, Legislation comprising $2.2 trillion of economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The package includes provisions to restore the $600-per-week increase in unemployment insurance benefits, paid sick and family leave, strengthens OASHA requirements and funds for PPE for frontline workers, provides multi-employer pension relief. In addition to the aviation and transit funding this bill provides $221 billion to state and local governments to replace forgone revenues as well as $100 million to Multi-State Transportation Agencies. This bill does not include the COBRA subsidies that was included in the previous Heroes package.
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. --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. Renews the Innovation Tax Credit (ITC) for combined heat and power and extend it to waste energy recovery, carbon capture and storage, nuclear and biogas and provides funding for new carbon capture and direct air capture programs. --H.R. 4447, Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act, Legislation authorizing $135 billion in clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, advanced geothermal energy, hydroelectric power and carbon capture and sequestration. The bill concentrates funding in research and development of technology and transmission infrastructure to accelerates renewable energy deployment. Provisions related to pipeline permitting process specifically modifies the use of eminent domain by holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Authorizes $185 million for the DOEs Title XVII Loan Program to expand project eligibility and allow the department to reduce program fees, subject to the availability of appropriations.
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2020 · second_quarter · Q2
--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.6395 and S.4049, National Defense Authorization Act of 2020, appropriations for DOD, specifically workforce acquisition for military construction contractors and apprenticeship requirements.
--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.
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2020 · first_quarter · Q1
--H.R. 2740, Labor-HHS Appropriations Act, FY 2020, provision related to registered apprenticeships access to the federal excess property program through DOL and amendment in the appropriations process related to access of federal funds by apprenticeship programs that operate outside the system of registration. --H.R. 3055, Appropriations including Ag, Interior, Military-Construction, and Transportation-HUD, provisions related to California High Speed Rail the Transportation and Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA). --H.R. 1865, Appropriations including DOE, Interior, USACE and EPA, provisions related to Fossil Energy Research and Development, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, and Water Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act (WIFIA). --H.R. 2500 and S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, appropriations for DOD, specifically workforce acquisition for military construction contractors and apprenticeship requirements.
--H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act, legislation to regulate the cost of prescription drugs -- H.R. 6201, The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), legislation responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill guarantees free coronavirus testing, establishes paid leave, enhances Unemployment Insurance, expands food security initiatives, and increases federal Medicaid funding. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards for construction.
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
--H.R. 2740, Labor-HHS Appropriations Act, FY 2020, provision related to registered apprenticeships access to the federal excess property program through DOL and amendment in the appropriations process related to access of federal funds by apprenticeship programs that operate outside the system of registration. --H.R. 3055, Appropriations including Ag, Interior, Military-Construction, and Transportation-HUD, provisions related to California High Speed Rail the Transportation and Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA). --H.R. 1865, Appropriations including DOE, Interior, USACE and EPA, provisions related to Fossil Energy Research and Development, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, and Water Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act (WIFIA). --H.R. 2500 and S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, appropriations for DOD, specifically workforce acquisition for military construction contractors and apprenticeship requirements.
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. --HR 5120, SAFER Pipelines Act, provisions related to criminal penalties for tampering with pipelines and Operator Qualification provisions. --S. 2415, Wind Workforce Modernization and Training Act of 2019, 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. 2660, Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019, legislation that requires the DOE to establish a grant program to research, develop, evaluate, and commercialize wind energy technologies and systems. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry.
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2019 · third_quarter · Q3
--H.R. 2474, PRO Act, Protecting the Right to Organize Act, legislation to reform labor law. It would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. --H.R. 779 and S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, legislation that exempts tribal enterprises from the National Labor Relations Act. --Draft rule to create new system of Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship outside the current regulatory structure for registered apprenticeship
--H.R. 748, Excise tax on high-premium health care plans, Cadillac Tax legislation, legislation to eliminate the forty-percent excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act. --Legislation to fund the Highway Trust Fund by raising the gas tax by 25-cents and indexing it to inflation. --H.R. 2541, BUILD Act, legislation to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --BOLD Act, legislation to establish a Vehicle Miles Traveled tax on commercial vehicles, lower the gas tax, and more. The revenue proceeds would go to the Highway Trust Fund.
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2019 · second_quarter · Q2
--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 --Re-authorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2020.
--Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction.
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. --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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. --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.
--Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. --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. -- S. 1932 and H.R. 2473, Drought and water supply infrastructure, legislation that provides funding for water management programs in rural communities including a competitive Grant Program for the Funding of Water Recycling and Reuse Projects, RIFIA pilot projects, a Water Infrastructure Fund, and a Water Technology Investment Program. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry. -- S.3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill provides $17 billion in new federal authorizations to invest in infrastructure for projects across the country. For improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to provide for water pollution control activities. --S.3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, this bill includes approximately $2.5 billion in federal authorizations. It reauthorizes programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide grants to assist in the remediation of emerging contaminants, grant programs to help water utilities deploy new and emerging technology. It authorizes $15 million annually for the EPAs Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Grant Programs. --Report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set-asides across regions. --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.
--H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act, legislation to regulate the cost of prescription drugs -- H.R. 6201, The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), legislation responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill guarantees free coronavirus testing, establishes paid leave, enhances Unemployment Insurance, expands food security initiatives, and increases federal Medicaid funding. -- 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. 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 Federal COBRA premium subsidies to cover laid-off and furloughed workers health care. -- H.R.3502 and S.153, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act, this bill makes a series of changes relating to health care costs and transparent billing practices.
--Legislation to fund the Highway Trust Fund by raising the gas tax by 25-cents and indexing it to inflation. --H.R. 2541, BUILD Act, legislation to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --BOLD Act, legislation to establish a Vehicle Miles Traveled tax on commercial vehicles, lower the gas tax, and more. The revenue proceeds would go to the Highway Trust Fund. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. --H.R.865 and S.266, Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019, this bill provides financial assistance in FY2020-FY2029 for long-term improvements to public school facilities by allocating funds to states for school improvements, awarding need-based grants to local education agencies, and restoring school infrastructure tax credit bonds. Restores Build America Bonds with QSCB and QZAB subsets. --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. Application of labor standards for Private Activity Bonds, Build American Bonds, 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit. Extension of 45Q tax credit and credit subsidies for Title XVII loan guarantee program.
--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.
Filing targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
--Legislation to fund the Highway Trust Fund by raising the gas tax by 25-cents and indexing it to inflation. --H.R. 2541, BUILD Act, legislation to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --BOLD Act, legislation to establish a Vehicle Miles Traveled tax on commercial vehicles, lower the gas tax, and more. The revenue proceeds would go to the Highway Trust Fund. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry.
Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. --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. -- S. 1932 and H.R. 2473, Drought and water supply infrastructure, legislation that provides funding for water management programs in rural communities including a competitive Grant Program for the Funding of Water Recycling and Reuse Projects, RIFIA pilot projects, a Water Infrastructure Fund, and a Water Technology Investment Program. -- 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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry.
--H.R. 2474, PRO Act, Protecting the Right to Organize Act, legislation to reform labor law. It would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. --H.R. 779 and S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, legislation that exempts tribal enterprises from the National Labor Relations Act. --Draft 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.
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. 1992, A bill to amend FAST Act rescission of $7.6 billion per year in funding to the Highway Trust Fund -- 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.
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. --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. Provisions related to labor standards and wind industry. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry. -- CLEAN Future Act, House Democratic proposal formally adopts the goal of achieving of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050 through industry specific initiatives. Provisions related to labor standards in clean energy industries. -- S. 383 and H.R. 1166, USE It Act, legislation to provide support for research on carbon utilization and direct air capture, clarifies that carbon dioxide pipelines and CCS projects meet eligibility requirements for streamlined permitting review under the FAST Act, and expedites CCS and CO2 pipeline development. Provisions related to labor standards in CCUS energy industry.
Filing targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
--H.R. 748, Excise tax on high-premium health care plans, Cadillac Tax legislation, legislation to eliminate the forty-percent excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act. --Legislation to fund the Highway Trust Fund by raising the gas tax by 25-cents and indexing it to inflation. --H.R. 2541, BUILD Act, legislation to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --BOLD Act, legislation to establish a Vehicle Miles Traveled tax on commercial vehicles, lower the gas tax, and more. The revenue proceeds would go to the Highway Trust Fund. --H.R. 5165, Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act of 2019, legislation promoting domestic job creation in clean energy industry providing tax credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, provisions related to labor standards and workforce development requirements for clean energy industry.
--Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction. --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.
--H.R. 2474, PRO Act, Protecting the Right to Organize Act, legislation to reform labor law. It would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. --H.R. 779 and S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, legislation that exempts tribal enterprises from the National Labor Relations Act. --Draft rule to create new system of Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship outside the current regulatory structure for registered apprenticeship --United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, particularly interested in dispute resolution methods and labor standards. --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. --H.R. 2500 and S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, funding authority for DOD, specifically workforce acquisition for military construction contractors and apprenticeship requirements. Provisions related to labor standards on port infrastructure.
--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. 1992, A bill to amend FAST Act rescission of $7.6 billion per year in funding to the Highway Trust Fund -- Road User Charge Advancement Act of 2019, legislation to increase the investment to study the use of vehicle miles traveled taxes and other user fee issues.
--H.R. 748, Excise tax on high-premium health care plans, Cadillac Tax legislation, legislation to eliminate the forty-percent excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act. --H.R. 1327, Legislation to authorize the Victims Compensation Fund through 2090. --H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act, legislation to regulate the cost of prescription drugs
Filing targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
--H.R. 748, Excise tax on high-premium health care plans, Cadillac Tax legislation, legislation to eliminate the forty-percent excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act. --H.R. 1327, Legislation to authorize the Victims Compensation Fund through 2090. --H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act, legislation to regulate the cost of prescription drugs
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction.
--Legislation to limit the scope of the 401 water quality certification by states under the Clean Water Act. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction.
--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. 1992, A bill to amend FAST Act rescission of $7.6 billion per year in funding to the Highway Trust Fund
--H.R. 2740, Labor-HHS Appropriations Act, FY 2020, provision related to registered apprenticeships access to the federal excess property program through DOL and amendment in the appropriations process related to access of federal funds by apprenticeship programs that operate outside the system of registration. --H.R. 3055, Appropriations including Ag, Interior, Military-Construction, and Transportation-HUD, provisions related to California High Speed Rail the Transportation and Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA).
Filing targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
--H.R. 748, Excise tax on high-premium health care plans, Cadillac Tax legislation, legislation to eliminate the forty-percent excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act. --H.R. 1327, Legislation to authorize the Victims Compensation Fund through 2090.
--H.R. 2474, PRO Act, Protecting the Right to Organize Act, legislation to reform labor law. It would increase penalties on employers for violations of labor law, eliminate striker replacement, prohibit state laws that restrict union-security clauses. --H.R. 779 and S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, legislation that exempts tribal enterprises from the National Labor Relations Act.
--Legislation designed to limit the scope of water quality certifications by the states under the Clean Water Act. --Water quality certifications have stopped pipeline projects around the United States. --H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act, modernizing energy infrastructure and authorizing construction programs, including natural gas pipelines, drinking water, renewable energy, the energy grid, and energy-efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for construction.
--H.R. 748, Excise tax on high-premium health care plans, Cadillac Tax legislation, legislation to eliminate the forty-percent excise tax on high-cost healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act. --Legislation to fund the Highway Trust Fund by raising the gas tax by 25-cents and indexing it to inflation. --H.R. 2541, BUILD Act, legislation to raise the volume cap on Private Activity Bonds for surface transportation. --BOLD Act, legislation to establish a Vehicle Miles Traveled tax on commercial vehicles, lower the gas tax, and more. The revenue proceeds would go to the Highway Trust Fund.
--H.R. 2740, Labor-HHS Appropriations Act, FY 2020, provision related to registered apprenticeships access to the federal excess property program through DOL and amendment in the appropriations process related to access of federal funds by apprenticeship programs that operate outside the system of registration. --H.R. 3055, Appropriations including Ag, Interior, Military-Construction, and Transportation-HUD, provisions related to California High Speed Rail the Transportation and Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA).
Filing targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)