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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Multi-employer pension assistance- Monitor the implementation of multiemployer pension assistance included in the American Rescue Plan (Subtitle H) in H.R. 1319 which became PL 117-2.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Multi-employer pension assistance- Monitor the implementation of multiemployer pension assistance included in the American Rescue Plan (Subtitle H) in H.R. 1319 which became PL 117-2.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2021 · fourth_quarter · 4T
Multi-employer pension assistance- Monitor the implementation of multiemployer pension assistance included in the American Rescue Plan (Subtitle H) in H.R. 1319 which became PL 117-2.
Mechanical Insulation Tax Credits - Lobbied the Biden Administration, the U.S. House and Senate for the inclusion of mechanical insulation tax credits into the Biden Administration's American Jobs Plan and congressional clean energy tax legislation. Mechanical Insulation tax credits were included in the American Jobs Plan (Prioritize Clean Energy Section) and the U.S. House GREEN bill (H.R. 848) as Section 502 and the Build Back Better legislation (H.R. 5376) as Section 136502.
Source: Senate LDA
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Multi-employer pension assistance- Monitor the implementation of multiemployer pension assistance included in the American Rescue Plan (Subtitle H) in H.R. 1319 which became PL 117-2.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Multi-employer pension assistance- Worked for the inclusion of multiemployer pension assistance included in the American Rescue Plan (Subtitle H) in H.R. 1319 which became PL 117-2.
Open Back Better Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Open Back Better Act (H.R. 1485 and S. 531) - This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. Whole Bill
Open Back Better Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Open Back Better Act (H.R. 1485 and S. 531) - This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. Whole Bill
Open Back Better Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Open Back Better Act (H.R. 1485 and S. 531) - This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. Whole Bill
Open Back Better Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Open Back Better Act (H.R. 1485 and S. 531) - This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. Whole Bill
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Mechanical Insulation Tax Credits - Lobbied the Biden Administration, the U.S. House and Senate for the inclusion of mechanical insulation tax credits into the Biden Administration's American Jobs Plan and congressional clean energy tax legislation. Mechanical Insulation tax credits were included in the American Jobs Plan (Prioritize Clean Energy Section) and the U.S. House GREEN bill (H.R. 848) as Section 502 and the Build Back Better legislation (H.R. 5376) as Section 136502.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Mechanical Insulation Tax Credits - Lobbied the Biden Administration, the U.S. House and Senate for the inclusion of mechanical insulation tax credits into the Biden Administration's American Jobs Plan and congressional clean energy tax legislation. Mechanical Insulation tax credits were included in the American Jobs Plan (Prioritize Clean Energy Section) and the U.S. House GREEN bill (H.R. 848) as Section 502 and the Build Back Better legislation (H.R. 5376) as Section 136502.
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842, S. 420) - This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Whole Bill
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842, S. 420) - This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Whole Bill
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842, S. 420) - This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Whole Bill
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842, S. 420) - This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Whole Bill
GREEN Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Mechanical Insulation Tax Credits - Lobbied the Biden Administration, the U.S. House and Senate for the inclusion of mechanical insulation tax credits into the Biden Administration's American Jobs Plan and congressional clean energy tax legislation. Mechanical Insulation tax credits were included in the American Jobs Plan (Prioritize Clean Energy Section) and the U.S. House GREEN bill (H.R. 848) as Section 502.
GREEN Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Mechanical Insulation Tax Credits - Lobbied the Biden Administration, the U.S. House and Senate for the inclusion of mechanical insulation tax credits into the Biden Administration's American Jobs Plan and congressional clean energy tax legislation. Mechanical Insulation tax credits were included in the American Jobs Plan (Prioritize Clean Energy Section) and the U.S. House GREEN bill (H.R. 848) as Section 502.
GREEN Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Mechanical Insulation Tax Credits - Lobbied the Biden Administration, the U.S. House and Senate for the inclusion of mechanical insulation tax credits into the Biden Administration's American Jobs Plan and congressional clean energy tax legislation. Mechanical Insulation tax credits were included in the American Jobs Plan (Prioritize Clean Energy Section) and the U.S. House GREEN bill (H.R. 848) as Section 502 and the Build Back Better legislation (H.R. 5376) as Section 136502.
GREEN Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Mechanical Insulation Tax Credits - Lobbied the Biden Administration, the U.S. House and Senate for the inclusion of mechanical insulation tax credits into the Biden Administration's American Jobs Plan and congressional clean energy tax legislation. Mechanical Insulation tax credits were included in the American Jobs Plan (Prioritize Clean Energy Section) and the U.S. House GREEN bill (H.R. 848) as Section 502 and the Build Back Better legislation (H.R. 5376) as Section 136502.
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842, S. 420) - This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Whole Bill
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842, S. 420) - This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Whole Bill
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842, S. 420) - This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Whole Bill
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842, S. 420) - This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Whole Bill
Open Back Better Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Open Back Better Act (H.R. 1485 and S. 531) - This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. Whole Bill
Open Back Better Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Open Back Better Act (H.R. 1485 and S. 531) - This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. Whole Bill
Open Back Better Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Open Back Better Act (H.R. 1485 and S. 531) - This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. Whole Bill
Open Back Better Act of 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Open Back Better Act (H.R. 1485 and S. 531) - This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. Whole Bill
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill. H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment. Whole Bill Lobbied in support for COBRA health care subsidies in COVID response bills
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill. FY 2021 - Labor/HHS/Education bill - Lobbied in support of funding for a mesothelioma patient registry feasibility study Lobbied in support for COBRA health care subsidies in COVID response bills
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill. H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment. Whole Bill Lobbied in support for COBRA health care subsidies in COVID response bills
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill. FY 2021 - Labor/HHS/Education bill - Lobbied in support of funding for a mesothelioma patient registry feasibility study Lobbied in support for COBRA health care subsidies in COVID response bills
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill. FY 2021 - Labor/HHS/Education bill - Lobbied in support of funding for a mesothelioma patient registry feasibility study Lobbied in support for COBRA health care subsidies in COVID response bills
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 and H.R. 5166 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166). Lobbied whole bill Successfully lobbied for the inclusion of Mechanical Insulation Incentive provisions that were included (Section 90442) in the House Infrastructure bill (H.R. 2) Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166. Lobbied whole bill Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166. Lobbied whole bill Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act - Worked to include mechanical insulation tax incentives into H.R. 2 (Section 90442).
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act - Worked to include mechanical insulation tax incentives into H.R. 2 (Section 90442).
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 and H.R. 5166 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166). Lobbied whole bill Successfully lobbied for the inclusion of Mechanical Insulation Incentive provisions that were included (Section 90442) in the House Infrastructure bill (H.R. 2) Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
Moving Forward Act
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act - Worked to include mechanical insulation tax incentives into H.R. 2 (Section 90442).
Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Multi-Employer Pension Assistance - Lobbied in support of various multi-employer pension assistance bills as stand alone legislation (H.R. 397, S 2254) and as part of COVID relief bills.
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 and H.R. 5166 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166). Lobbied whole bill Successfully lobbied for the inclusion of Mechanical Insulation Incentive provisions that were included (Section 90442) in the House Infrastructure bill (H.R. 2) Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166. Lobbied whole bill Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987and H.R. 5166 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166. Lobbied whole bill Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166. Lobbied whole bill Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
FY 2021 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (H.R. 7614)- Worked to secure funding to continue the NIOSH feasibility study to create a mesothelioma patient registry.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
FY 2021 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (H.R. 7614)- Worked to secure funding to continue the NIOSH feasibility study to create a mesothelioma patient registry.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
FY 2021 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (H.R. 7614)- Worked to secure funding to continue the NIOSH feasibility study to create a mesothelioma patient registry.
Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
Butch Lewis Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Multi-Employer Pension Assistance - Lobbied in support of various multi-employer pension assistance bills as stand alone legislation (H.R. 397, S 2254) and as part of COVID relief bills.
AGILE Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166. Lobbied whole bill Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
AGILE Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166. Lobbied whole bill Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
AGILE Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 and H.R. 5166 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166). Lobbied whole bill Successfully lobbied for the inclusion of Mechanical Insulation Incentive provisions that were included (Section 90442) in the House Infrastructure bill (H.R. 2) Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
AGILE Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987and H.R. 5166 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166. Lobbied whole bill Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill. H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment. Whole Bill Lobbied in support for COBRA health care subsidies in COVID response bills
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill.
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill.
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill.
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill.
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill
Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 3349). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 3349). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 3349). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 3349). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 4 FAA Reauthorization Act. Worked to oppose the Steven King amendment to repeal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage coverage (Roll Call Vote 157)
Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill for FY 2019 (H.R. 6470, S. 3158, H.R. 6157) - Worked to secure $100,000 for a mesothelioma patient registry (Page 528 of the conference report House Report 115-952)
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill for FY 2019 (H.R. 6470, S. 3158, H.R. 6157) - Worked to secure $100,000 for a mesothelioma patient registry (Page 528 of the conference report House Report 115-952)
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill for FY 2019 (H.R. 6470, S. 3158, H.R. 6157) - Worked to secure $100,000 for a mesothelioma patient registry (Page 528 of the conference report House Report 115-952)
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
H.R. 2810 National Defense Authorization Act- Lobbied in opposition to the Gosar amendment (#180) that would have directed the secretary of labor to use Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data for wage determinations under the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA). H.R. 3354 Department of Interior Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2018 - Lobbied in opposition to the King amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act.
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2017
Client: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS · Firm: GARDINER POLICY GROUP
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 3349). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
Open Back Better Act (H.R. 1485 and S. 531) - This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. Whole Bill
Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842, S. 420) - This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Whole Bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, White House Office
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2021 · third_quarter · Q3
Mechanical Insulation Tax Credits - Lobbied the Biden Administration, the U.S. House and Senate for the inclusion of mechanical insulation tax credits into the Biden Administration's American Jobs Plan and congressional clean energy tax legislation. Mechanical Insulation tax credits were included in the American Jobs Plan (Prioritize Clean Energy Section) and the U.S. House GREEN bill (H.R. 848) as Section 502 and the Build Back Better legislation (H.R. 5376) as Section 136502.
Open Back Better Act (H.R. 1485 and S. 531) - This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. Whole Bill
Multi-employer pension assistance- Monitor the implementation of multiemployer pension assistance included in the American Rescue Plan (Subtitle H) in H.R. 1319 which became PL 117-2.
Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842, S. 420) - This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Whole Bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2021 · second_quarter · Q2
Open Back Better Act (H.R. 1485 and S. 531) - This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. Whole Bill
Mechanical Insulation Tax Credits - Lobbied the Biden Administration, the U.S. House and Senate for the inclusion of mechanical insulation tax credits into the Biden Administration's American Jobs Plan and congressional clean energy tax legislation. Mechanical Insulation tax credits were included in the American Jobs Plan (Prioritize Clean Energy Section) and the U.S. House GREEN bill (H.R. 848) as Section 502.
Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842, S. 420) - This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Whole Bill
Multi-employer pension assistance- Monitor the implementation of multiemployer pension assistance included in the American Rescue Plan (Subtitle H) in H.R. 1319 which became PL 117-2.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2021 · first_quarter · Q1
Mechanical Insulation Tax Credits - Lobbied the Biden Administration, the U.S. House and Senate for the inclusion of mechanical insulation tax credits into the Biden Administration's American Jobs Plan and congressional clean energy tax legislation. Mechanical Insulation tax credits were included in the American Jobs Plan (Prioritize Clean Energy Section) and the U.S. House GREEN bill (H.R. 848) as Section 502.
Open Back Better Act (H.R. 1485 and S. 531) - This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. Whole Bill
Multi-employer pension assistance- Worked for the inclusion of multiemployer pension assistance included in the American Rescue Plan (Subtitle H) in H.R. 1319 which became PL 117-2.
Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842, S. 420) - This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Whole Bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2020 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 1987 and H.R. 5166 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166). Lobbied whole bill Successfully lobbied for the inclusion of Mechanical Insulation Incentive provisions that were included (Section 90442) in the House Infrastructure bill (H.R. 2) Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
FY 2021 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (H.R. 7614)- Worked to secure funding to continue the NIOSH feasibility study to create a mesothelioma patient registry.
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
Multi-Employer Pension Assistance - Lobbied in support of various multi-employer pension assistance bills as stand alone legislation (H.R. 397, S 2254) and as part of COVID relief bills.
H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act - Worked to include mechanical insulation tax incentives into H.R. 2 (Section 90442).
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill. H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment. Whole Bill Lobbied in support for COBRA health care subsidies in COVID response bills
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2020 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act - Worked to include mechanical insulation tax incentives into H.R. 2 (Section 90442).
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2020 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill. FY 2021 - Labor/HHS/Education bill - Lobbied in support of funding for a mesothelioma patient registry feasibility study Lobbied in support for COBRA health care subsidies in COVID response bills
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2020 · first_quarter · Q1
FY 2021 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill - Worked to secure funding to continue the NIOSH feasibility study to create a mesothelioma patient registry.
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
FY 2020 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill - Worked to secure $400,000 in funding to continue the NIOSH feasibility study to create a mesothelioma patient registry.
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill.
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2019 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2019 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
FY 2020 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill - Worked to secure $400,000 in funding to continue the NIOSH feasibility study to create a mesothelioma patient registry.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2019 · first_quarter · Q1
FY 2020 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill - Worked to secure $400,000 in funding to continue the NIOSH feasibility study to create a mesothelioma patient registry.
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 3349). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
H.R. 4997 - GROW Act. To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan design, and for other purposes. Whole Bill
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2018 · third_quarter · Q3
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 3349). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill for FY 2019 (H.R. 6470, S. 3158, H.R. 6157) - Worked to secure $100,000 for a mesothelioma patient registry (Page 528 of the conference report House Report 115-952)
H.R. 4997 - GROW Act. To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan design, and for other purposes. Whole Bill
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2018 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 4 FAA Reauthorization Act. Worked to oppose the Steven King amendment to repeal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage coverage (Roll Call Vote 157)
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2018 · first_quarter · Q1
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 3349). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 3349). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2017 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2810 National Defense Authorization Act- Lobbied in opposition to the Gosar amendment (#180) that would have directed the secretary of labor to use Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data for wage determinations under the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA). H.R. 3354 Department of Interior Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2018 - Lobbied in opposition to the King amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act.
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 3349). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2017 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 4165 in previous Congress). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2017 · first_quarter · Q1
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 4165 in previous Congress). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 4165) . Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum ASHRAE energy code requirements. Whole Bill.
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S.697/H.R. 2576). Legislation to amend the Toxic Substance Control Act to reauthorize the modernize the Act, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the specific inclusion of asbestos on the initial list of toxic substances for risk-based prioritization.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2016 · third_quarter · Q3
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 4165) . Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum ASHRAE energy code requirements. Whole Bill.
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2015 (H.R. 3284) - This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole Bill
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2016 · second_quarter · Q2
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 4165) . Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum ASHRAE energy code requirements. Whole Bill.
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2015 (H.R. 3284) - This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole Bill
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2016 · first_quarter · Q1
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2015 (H.R. 3284) - This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole Bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 4165) . Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum ASHRAE energy code requirements. Whole Bill.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Senate Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) Lobbied related to provisions related to Title I - Efficiency
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 (H.R. 511)-Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding such enterprises or institutions from coverage by the Act). Whole Bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 4165) . Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum ASHRAE energy code requirements. Whole Bill.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2015 · third_quarter · Q3
Senate Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) Lobbied related to provisions related to Title I - Efficiency
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2015 (H.R. 3284) - This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole Bill
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S.697). Legislation to amend the Toxic Substance Control Act to reauthorize the modernize the Act, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the specific inclusion of asbestos in the legislation and concerns with other aspects of the bill.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2015 · second_quarter · Q2
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S.697). Legislation to amend the Toxic Substance Control Act to reauthorize the modernize the Act, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the specific inclusion of asbestos in the legislation and concerns with other aspects of the bill.
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (Similar to H.R. 184/S.775 in previous Congress). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum ASHRAE energy code requirements. Whole Bill.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2015 · first_quarter · Q1
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S.697)- Legislation to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reauthorize and modernize that Act, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the specific inclusion of asbestos in the legislation and concerns with other aspects of the bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (Similar to H.R. 184, S.775 in previous Congress) - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum ASHRAE energy code requirements. Whole bill
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2014 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 2280 - A Bill to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities specified in an application filed by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State on May 4, 2012. Deems the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement regarding the pipeline issued by the Secretary of State in January 2014 to fully satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and any law that requires federal agency consultation or review, including the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Declares any applicable federal permit or authorization issued before enactment of this Act to remain in effect. Restricts any legal challenges regarding a federal agency action and such facilities to judicial review on direct appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Declares that this Act does not alter any federal, state, or local process or condition in effect on the date of enactment of this Act that is necessary to secure access from an owner of private property to construct the pipeline and cross-border facilities. Whole Bill
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2014 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 4870 - FY 15 Department of Defense Appropriations bill - Worked to secure report language in the committee report (House Report 113-473) to require DOD to conduct energy audits at DOD bases to determine where energy savings could be achived with greater utilization of mechanical insulation.
H.R. 184, S.775 - Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends th Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of ASHRAE standard 90.1-2007. Whole Bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2014 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R 4870 - FY 15 Department of Defense Appropriations bill. Secured language in the committee report (House Report 113-473) on page 85 to require the Department of Defense to conduct a study on energy efficiency projects to promote greater utilization of . mechnical insulation.
H.R. 184-S.775 - Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of ASHRAE standard 90.1-2007. Whole Bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2014 · first_quarter · Q1
S.2262 -Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) support the development and updating of national model building energy codes for residential and commercial buildings to enable the achievement of aggregate energy savings targets established by this Act. Whole Bill
Mechanical Insulation Incentive Act (H.R. 184, S.775) - echanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of ASHRAE 90.1-2007. Whole Bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2013 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 184/S.775- Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of ASRAHE Standard 90.1-2007. Whole Bill
H.R. 2642 -Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - Lobbying activity limuted to the inclusion of language to promote mechanical insulation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture that was contained in the Grimm amendment that was incorporated into Chairman Lucas' en blc amendment.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2013 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 184/S.775 - Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007. Whole bill
H.R.2775- Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014- The final version of the bill makes continuing appropriations through January 15, 2014, thus ending the government shutdown, and increases the debt limit through February 7, 2014. Lobbying related to adding a one-year delay of the transitional reinsurance tax on multi-employer health plans.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2013 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R.1947 and H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - Lobbying activity limited to the inclusion of language to promote mechanical insulation at the U.S. Department of Agriculture that was contained in amendment language that was authored by Representative Michael Grimm and incorporated in H.R. 1947 in Chairman Lucas' en bloc managers amendment.
H.R. 184 and S.775 - Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007. Whole Bill
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2013 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 184 - Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of ASHRAE standard 90.1-2007. Whole Bill.
S. Con.Res. 8 - Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2013, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015-FY2023. Lobbying related to potential amendments on Davis-Bacon prevailing wages and Project Labor Agreements.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2013 · first_quarter · RR
The promotion of mechanical insulation with particiular focus on tax incentives, energy-efficiency legislation and a planned pilot program at DOD facilities. Will also represent the Insulators Union on general labor and retirement issues.
The promotion of mechanical insulation with particiular focus on tax incentives, energy-efficiency legislation and a planned pilot program at DOD facilities. Will also represent the Insulators Union on general labor and retirement issues.
The promotion of mechanical insulation with particiular focus on tax incentives, energy-efficiency legislation and a planned pilot program at DOD facilities. Will also represent the Insulators Union on general labor and retirement issues.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2012 · fourth_quarter · 4T
H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Lobbying related to the Bartlett amendment regarding the use of Project Labor Agreements, and lobbying related to Section 3115 - Safety, Health and Security of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
H.R. 2866 and S. 1526 - Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole Bill
H.R. 6371 - Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act - Transfers authority from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to the Department of Labor for processing claims for wages due to laborers and mechanics hired by contractors on public works projects. Whole Bill
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2012 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 3409 - Stop the War on Coal Act -This bill prevents the Interior Department from issuing regulations that would adversely effect U.S. coal industry employment or resulted in reduced government revenues associated with coal production. The measure also creates an interagency committee to review federal regulations; creates a federal regulatory regime under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (PL 89-272) for the establishment of state-level permitting programs for the storage of coal combustion residuals. Whole Bill.
S. 3457 - Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Secretary) to establish a veteran jobs corps to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands and maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) as firefighters and law enforcement officers. Whole Bill.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2012 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 5325 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for FY2013. Lobbying related to the defeat of the King (IA) amendment that would have prohibited the use of funds to enforce and administer the Davis-Bacon Act
H.R. 4072- Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act of 2012 - Transfers, as of October 1, 2013, to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) specified veterans-related programs of the Department of Labor, including: job counseling, training, employment, and placement services. Whole Bill.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2012 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 4227 - Workforce Investment Act of 2012, to reauthorize the Workforce Ivestment Act of 1998 to strengthen the United States workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, and to promote national economic growth, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4348 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II - SAmends the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part I to contiue through FY 2012, and authorizes appropriations through that date for specified federal-aid highway programs under the Safe, Accountavle, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFTEA-LU). Whole Bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 1932 - A bill to require the Secretary of State to act on a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. Whole Bill
H.R.3079 - United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. Lobbied in opposition to the U.S.-Panama trade deal. Whole bill.
H.R. 3660 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 - Lobbied on unemployment insurance and Keystone provisions.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2011 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R.2587: Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act - Lobbied in opposition to this legislation. Whole bill.
H.R. 2354 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 -Lobbied in opposition to the Gosar Amendment (Roll Call Vote 585) which would have stripped Davis-Bacon coverage from the bill.
H.R.12, American Jobs Act of 2011- Lobbied for the inclusion of infrastructure investments and the inclusion of Davis-Bacon coverage for the National Infrastructure Bank in President Obama's jobs bill.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2011 · second_quarter · Q2
Lobbying related to the proposed Free Trade Agreements for S. Korea, Colombia and Panama. No bill number
H.R. 1938, The North American-Made Energy Security Act. To direct the President to expedite the consideration and approval of the construction and operation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and for other purposes. Whole bill.
H.R. 2055 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012. Lobbying related to the consideration of amendments on Davis Bacon prevailing wages (Amash amendment, Roll Call Vote 414) and Project Labor Agreements (LaTourette amendment, Roll Call Vote 413)
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO via GARDINER POLICY GROUP
2011 · second_quarter · RR
Labor issues that impact the building and construction trades (Project Labor Agreement, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages); Proposed Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. Transportation and Infrastructure initiatives (Highway bill, Water Resources). Energy issues. Health issues. Unemployment Issues
Labor issues that impact the building and construction trades (Project Labor Agreement, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages); Proposed Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. Transportation and Infrastructure initiatives (Highway bill, Water Resources). Energy issues. Health issues. Unemployment Issues
H.R. 1987and H.R. 5166 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166. Lobbied whole bill Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill. FY 2021 - Labor/HHS/Education bill - Lobbied in support of funding for a mesothelioma patient registry feasibility study Lobbied in support for COBRA health care subsidies in COVID response bills
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
FY 2021 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (H.R. 7614)- Worked to secure funding to continue the NIOSH feasibility study to create a mesothelioma patient registry.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166. Lobbied whole bill Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
FY 2021 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (H.R. 7614)- Worked to secure funding to continue the NIOSH feasibility study to create a mesothelioma patient registry.
H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act - Worked to include mechanical insulation tax incentives into H.R. 2 (Section 90442).
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill. FY 2021 - Labor/HHS/Education bill - Lobbied in support of funding for a mesothelioma patient registry feasibility study Lobbied in support for COBRA health care subsidies in COVID response bills
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill GREEN Bill discussion draft - The House Ways and Means Committee GREEN Bill discussion draft contains tax incentives for mechanical insulation (Section 502). Lobbied in support of Section 502 in Green Bill discussion draft. H.R. 5166 - The Section 502 bill language for mechanical insulation tax incentives was introduced as a separate stand alone bill (H.R. 5166. Lobbied whole bill Also lobbied in support for mechanical insulation tax incentives as part of the Senate energy bill (S.2657) and as part of congressional COVID-19 response bills.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 1603/S.717 - Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify and assess the importation, sale, and uses of, and exposures to, asbestos; and (2) impose requirements that permanently eliminate the possibility of human or environmental exposure to asbestos. The bill allows the President to exempt any use of asbestos from the requirements if: (1) the use is necessary to protect national security interests, (2) no reasonable alternative to the asbestos use exists for the intended purpose, and (3) the use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.
FY 2020 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill - Worked to secure $400,000 in funding to continue the NIOSH feasibility study to create a mesothelioma patient registry.
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill.
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R.865 - Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019 - This bill would fund $70 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonds to help address critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools across the country. Whole bill
H.R. 1987 - Mechanical Insulation Incentive Bill - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill: (1) limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% of the cost or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007; and (2) allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole bill
H.R. 1824 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole bill.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 4997 - GROW Act. To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan design, and for other purposes. Whole Bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (H.R. 3349). This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Whole bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R.1563 - Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017. Bill to create a national, voluntary and self-enrolled database within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to proovide medical researchers with access to vital information regarding the prevalence of mesothelioma and the occupational and environmental factors that cause this disease. Whole bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2015 (H.R. 3284) - This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole Bill
Senate Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) Lobbied related to provisions related to Title I - Efficiency
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S.697/H.R. 2576). Legislation to amend the Toxic Substance Control Act to reauthorize the modernize the Act, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the specific inclusion of asbestos on the initial list of toxic substances for risk-based prioritization.
Senate Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) Lobbied related to provisions related to Title I - Efficiency
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S.697). Legislation to amend the Toxic Substance Control Act to reauthorize the modernize the Act, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the specific inclusion of asbestos in the legislation and concerns with other aspects of the bill.
H.R. 4974: FY 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.Amdt. 1076 (Perry) to H.R. 4974: Amendment prohibits the use of funds to enforce the Executive Order which encourages Federal agencies to require project labor agreements (PLA's) on Federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in costs.
Senate Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) Lobbied related to provisions related to Title I - Efficiency
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S.697). Legislation to amend the Toxic Substance Control Act to reauthorize the modernize the Act, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the specific inclusion of asbestos in the legislation and concerns with other aspects of the bill.
Senate Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012) Lobbied related to provisions related to Title I - Efficiency
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S.697). Legislation to amend the Toxic Substance Control Act to reauthorize the modernize the Act, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the specific inclusion of asbestos in the legislation and concerns with other aspects of the bill.
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2015 (H.R. 3284) - This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. Whole Bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 (H.R. 511)-Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding such enterprises or institutions from coverage by the Act). Whole Bill
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act (Similar to H.R. 184/S.775 in previous Congress). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum ASHRAE energy code requirements. Whole Bill.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Senate Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 - Lobbied related to provisions related to Title I - Efficiency
H.R. 2029 - FY 2016 Military Construction/VA Appropriations Bill- Lobbied in opposition to Steve King Amendment #150. SEC. 514. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the prevailing wage requirements in subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act).
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015 (H.R. 526) - Amends federal bankruptcy law concerning a trust formed under a reorganization plan following the discharge in bankruptcy of a debtor corporation in order to assume the debtor's liability with respect to claims seeking recovery for personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage allegedly caused by the presence of, or exposure to, asbestos or asbestos-containing products. Whole Bill
H.R. 1736 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 - Lobbied in support for continued funding in Section 3116-Disposition of Weapons-Usable Plutonium This section would require the Secretary of Energy to carry out construction and program support activities for the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility with any funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for such purposes for fiscal year 2016 and any prior fiscal years.
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 - H.R. 26- Legislation to amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program through December 31, 2020, and to revise requirements for the Program. Whole Bill.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 184, S. 775 - Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional tax deduction for the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 30% or the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007. Allows the cost of replacing mechanical insulation property to be treated as a deductible business expense in the current taxable year. Whole Bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 982 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013 - Amends federal bankruptcy law concerning a trust formed under a reorganization plan following the discharge in bankruptcy of a debtor corporation in order to assume the debtor's liability with respect to claims seeking recovery for personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage allegedly caused by the presence of, or exposure to, asbestos or asbestos-containing products. Whole Bill
Filing targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R.2216 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 - Lobbying related to opposition to the Steve King amendment (#96) to prohibit the use of funds to be used to administer the wage-rate requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (Davis-Bacon Act).
H.R.2397 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 - Lobbying limited to support for mesothelioma research in the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program.
Filing targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
S. 52 - Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act - Requires each energy manager of a building owned by the General Services Administration (GSA) to carry out an audit of that building that: (1) identifies any modification necessary to improve energy efficiency that, within 10 years of implementation, will result in energy cost savings equal to the total investment made; and (2) quantifies the estimated cost-savings associated with any identified efficiency improvements. Whole Bill.
Filing targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
The promotion of mechanical insulation with particiular focus on tax incentives, energy-efficiency legislation and a planned pilot program at DOD facilities. Will also represent the Insulators Union on general labor and retirement issues.
The promotion of mechanical insulation with particiular focus on tax incentives, energy-efficiency legislation and a planned pilot program at DOD facilities. Will also represent the Insulators Union on general labor and retirement issues.
The promotion of mechanical insulation with particiular focus on tax incentives, energy-efficiency legislation and a planned pilot program at DOD facilities. Will also represent the Insulators Union on general labor and retirement issues.
The promotion of mechanical insulation with particiular focus on tax incentives, energy-efficiency legislation and a planned pilot program at DOD facilities. Will also represent the Insulators Union on general labor and retirement issues.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R.6371 - Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act - Legislation would transfer certain administrative functions related to the enforcement of the Davis-Bacon Act from GAO to the U.S. Department of Labor. Whole Bill.
H.R. 6082- Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) in accordance with the schedule for conducting oil and gas lease sales set forth in it and in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Whole Bill.
H.R. 6213 - No More Solyndras Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Energy (DOE) from issuing any new loan guarantee of an innovative energy project under title XVII (Incentives for Innovative Technologies) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for any application submitted to DOE after December 31, 2011. Whole Bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 4348 - MAP-21 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act - Legislation authorizes funding for federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs; public transportation, transportation safety and surface transportation policy, finance, research and education, and surface transportation extension. Whole Bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
S. 1769 - Rebuild America Jobs Act - Lobbied for the infrastructure investments in the Rebuild America Jobs Act. Whole bill
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R.3080: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act- Lobbied in opposition to the U.S.- Korea Trade deal. Whole bill.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Labor issues that impact the building and construction trades (Project Labor Agreement, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages); Proposed Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. Transportation and Infrastructure initiatives (Highway bill, Water Resources). Energy issues. Health issues. Unemployment Issues
Labor issues that impact the building and construction trades (Project Labor Agreement, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages); Proposed Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. Transportation and Infrastructure initiatives (Highway bill, Water Resources). Energy issues. Health issues. Unemployment Issues
Labor issues that impact the building and construction trades (Project Labor Agreement, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages); Proposed Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. Transportation and Infrastructure initiatives (Highway bill, Water Resources). Energy issues. Health issues. Unemployment Issues
Labor issues that impact the building and construction trades (Project Labor Agreement, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages); Proposed Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. Transportation and Infrastructure initiatives (Highway bill, Water Resources). Energy issues. Health issues. Unemployment Issues
Labor issues that impact the building and construction trades (Project Labor Agreement, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages); Proposed Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. Transportation and Infrastructure initiatives (Highway bill, Water Resources). Energy issues. Health issues. Unemployment Issues
Labor issues that impact the building and construction trades (Project Labor Agreement, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages); Proposed Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. Transportation and Infrastructure initiatives (Highway bill, Water Resources). Energy issues. Health issues. Unemployment Issues
Labor issues that impact the building and construction trades (Project Labor Agreement, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages); Proposed Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. Transportation and Infrastructure initiatives (Highway bill, Water Resources). Energy issues. Health issues. Unemployment Issues