GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SOLUTIONS, LLC
Lobbying for INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. · Construction industry trade association for merit shop electrical contractors.
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 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. Support for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Nominees and NLRB GC Nominee. 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) Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act (H.R. 2844) 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. Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Final Rule: Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (Document Number: 2023-18695; RIN: 1218-AD45). Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Issues related to Independent Contractor status. Issues related to Joint Employer rule. 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. Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act (S.383) Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act Worker Enfranchisement Act (H.R.2572)
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 small business and pass through tax deduction Issues related to the Estate/Death tax Issues related to budget reconciliation
Issues Related to Infrastructure and Construction issues Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684), general issues and funding expiration. Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization/Funding.
Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 3734) Immigration issues specific to the construction industry, in general.
Infrastructure Project Permitting Reform 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.