INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
Lobbying for INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC
Issues related to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY26 and MilCon/VA Approps Act of FY26
American Dream and Promise Act (H.R.1589) Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 3734) Issues related to Immigration
Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy (also ENG, LBR & TRA issue) Construction Materials Used in Federal Financial Assistance Projects for Infrastructure and End Products Manufactured in the United States Under the Build America, Buy America Act; Request for Information; (Docket No. OMB-2022-0005) Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment (Docket No. FHWA-2021-0022) -- labor & workforce issues (also ENG,TRA and LBR issue)
Issues Related to Comprehensive Infrastructure (also SMB, BUD & TAX issue) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684) (also LBR issue) Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy (also ENG, LBR & ROD issue) Surface Transportation Reauthorization, in general.
Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship American Workforce Empowerment Act (H.R.329) -- also TAX issue Apprenticeship and Prevailing Wage Requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R.5376) -- also TAX issue Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy (also ENG, TRA and ROD issue) Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety Final Rule: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees;(Document Number: 2023-17221, RIN: 1235-AA39) Final Rule: Federal Trade Commission; Noncompete Clause Rule (Document Citation 88 FR 3482; RIN: 3084-AB74) Final Rule: Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (DocumentNumber: 2023-18514, RIN: 1545-BQ54) Final Rule: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN: 1235-AA40) Final Rule: Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (Document Number: 2023-18695; RIN: 1218-AD45) Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act -- also TAX issue Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0006; RIN 1218-AD40) Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Issues related FY26 Labor-HHS Appropriations (also BUD issue) Issues Related to Comprehensive Infrastructure (also SMB, BUD & TRA issue) Issues related to Davis-Bacon Requirements Issues related to Independent Contractor status Issues related to Joint Employer rule Issues related to Project Labor Agreements Issues related to Registered Apprenticeship Issues related to Right-to-Work Issues related to the Department of Labor (DOL) Issues related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 -- labor issues Issues related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act & National Labor Relations Act Proposed Rule: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, RIN 1218-AD39) Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce issues related to installation of Electric Vehicle infrastructure in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts Executive Order on Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting (also a ROD issue) Executive Order on Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (also a ROD issue) Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act (H.R.1151) Workforce Reentry Act (H.R.1633) Strengthening Communities through Summer Employment Act (H.R.1434) Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act (S.383) Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act Worker Enfranchisement Act (H.R.2572) Support for the Fair and Open Competition Act of 2025 (H.R. 2126/S. 1064) Opposition to government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Opposition to Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. Opposition to FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN:9000-AO40). Opposition to project labor agreement mandates/preferences in Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax credits related to Biden administration's U.S. Treasury (Reg.) Title: Increased Amounts of Credit or Deduction for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (RIN 1545-BQ62). Concerns with June 12, 2025, OMB memo M-25-29, Titled: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - Amendments to OMB Memorandum M-24-06. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate NDAA and MilCon/VA FY26 appropriations bills and amendments. Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization bills. Concerns with DOL-WHD (Reg). Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN 1235-AA40) Improvements to U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage regulations. Concerns with the Biden administration's Commerce Department's funding guidance related to project labor agreements and Davis-Bacon requirements on microchip manufacturing facilities funded via the CHIPS and Sciences Act. Opposition to aspects of Executive Order 14126, Investing in America and Investing in American Workers, signed Sept. 6, 2024. Opposition to Executive Order 14119, Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums, signed March 6, 2024. Opposition to the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408/S. 844). Opposition to Sen. Hawley's pro-labor framework/legislation. Opposition to Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20/S. 852) Opposition to the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (H.R.4896/ S.2613) Support for the Employee Rights Act (H.R. 4154/S. 2964) Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting expansion of 529 accounts to workforce development and apprenticeship programs and materials. Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting Workplace Pell Grant Expansion to short term programs. Apprenticeship and Workforce Development, in general.
Issues related to the East Coast port labor negotiations between the International Longshoremens Association (ILA) and United States MaritimeAlliance (USMX). Issues related to Tariffs Executive Order America First Trade Policy Executive Order Unleashing American Energy (also a LBR, ENG issue) Executive Order on Steel and Aluminum Executive Order on Copper
The Association Health Plans Act (H.R.2528)
Apprenticeship and Prevailing Wage Requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R.5376) (also LBR issue) Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 (H.R.1301/S.587) -- also SMB issue Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1151/S.756) -- also LBR issue Issues related to budget reconciliation: Small Business Deduction Permanent Permanent Estate Tax Relief Restore 100% Bonus Depreciation Revive Expensing of R&D Costs Eliminate tax on Overtime for American Workers Expand 529 Accounts for Skilled Trades Training Inflation Reduction Act IRS Clean Energy Tax Credits
Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy (also TRA, LBR & ROD issue)
JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business by supporting Students Act) (H.R.793/S.161) -- also LBR issue Apprenticeships to College Act -- also LBR issue Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act -- also LBR issue Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting expansion of 529 accounts to workforce development and apprenticeship programs and materials. Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting Workplace Pell Grant Expansion to short term programs.
Issues related FY26 Labor-HHS Appropriations (also LBR issue) Issues related to the National Defense Authorization Act (also DEF issue) Issues related to the Budget Resolution and Reconciliation (H. Con. Res. 14)
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 (H.R.1301/S.587) -- also SMB issue Prove it Act (H.R.1163) Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1477/S.722) -- also LBR issue SBA Roundtable on Federal Communication Commissions (FCC) proposed rule, Modernizing the Commission's National Environmental Policy Act Rules 90 Fed. Reg. 40295 (August 19, 2025).
Provisions of the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure for Today (PERMIT) (H.R. 3898). Support of Katherine Scarlett to serve as chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). Support for Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) (H.R. 4776). Monitoring of federal agency NEPA reform regulations and comments.