GROSSMANHEINZ ON BEHALF OF INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS

Retirement

yet to be introduced legislation reforming current pension law allowing for different types of multi-employer pension plans to preserve retirement security for participants and beneficiaries; Discussion Draft of "Composite Plans" for multi-employer plans subject to hearing at House Education and Workforce Committee

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear

HR. 3--Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Act and S. 1--Keystone XL Pipeline Act :supported passage of these bills which would facilitate permitting and construction of Keystone XL; supportive of yet to be introduced legislation streamlining and facilitating construction of pipelines and other natural gas and energy projects

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Legislation impacting application of the Davis-Bacon Wage Act to federally assisted construction projects such as the Highway program.HR 2029--Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for FY 2016 ( anti-Davis-Bacon amendment); HR. 1735--FY 2016 Department of Defense authorization ( Project Labor Agreement amendment);S. 1894-- California Emergency Drought Relief Act(application of Davis-Bacon to various provisions);HR 3763--Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 ( King amendment); HR 4441--AIRR Act :Aviation, Innovation, Reform & Reauthorization Act (Perry amendment in committee raising Davis-Bacon threshold); Fiscal Year 2017 House Military Construction/Veterans Affairs annual appropriations( Floor amendment re Project Labor Agreements); Interior/EPA Fiscal Year 2017 annual Appropriations( Davis-Bacon wage amendment); HR 5303-Water Resources Development Act( Davis-Bacon waiver amendment); discussions regarding Davis Bacon wage coverage on House floor and relevant committees dealing with infrastructure