Issues lobbied + lobbyists
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 3548. Infrastructure Expansion Act. A bill to preclude absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving Federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development, and for other purposes. Bill in full. No bill number. Lobbied on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization.Entire bill. S.J. Res. 37. A joint resolution. A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada. Bill in full. H.R. 1. One Big Beautiful Act. This bill reduces taxes, reduces or increases spending for various federal programs, increases the statutory debt limit, and otherwise addresses agencies and programs throughout the federal government. Lobbied on prevailing wage and Registered Apprenticeship, Medicaid impact on multiemployer health plans, resurrection of the Cadillac tax and clean energy tax credits. No bill number. Lobbied on the impact of tariffs. No bill number. Lobbied on labor standards on tax credits within the Inflation Reduction Act. No bill number. Lobbied on funding cuts to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Energy, Interior, Commerce and Treasury. No bill number. Lobbied on transportation projects funding.
Lobbyists: mr JAMES CLARK BREWER jr; mr TREVOR FALK; ROSS MARADIAN (covered position: Rep. Leonard Boswell - Legislative Director/Legislative Assistant/Staff Assistant)
Government entities lobbied: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE
ENG — Energy/Nuclear
No bill number. Lobbied for permitting reform and federally funded energy programs. No bill number. Lobbied on the CERTAIN ACT (Create Expedited Reviews To Transform American Infrastructure Now) - transform the federal permitting process and meet Americas energy and electricity needs. S.3682. Power for the People Act of 2026. A bill to promote the creation of data center load queues and data center-specific rate classes to mitigate the impact of data centers on other electricity consumers, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the inclusion of labor standards. H.R.3474. Federal Mechanical Insulation Act. A bill to clarify that the installation of mechanical insulation property is an energy or water efficiency measure that may be used in Federal buildings for purposes of section 543(f) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, and for other purposes. Bill in full. No bill number. Lobbied on the Energy Bills Relief Act - that ensures Americans have access to the most reliable and low-cost source of power available, renewable energy. No bill number. Lobbied on the growing energy workforce. No bill number. Lobbied on attaching labor standards to data center legislation, against data center bans and data centers overall. No Bill Number - Advocated for various energy tax credits. No bill number - Advocated in support of unionized mining efforts across the country and the further expansion of utilizing critical mineral resource. No bill number - Advocated for the domestic uranium supply chain and increased funding for advanced fuels. No bill number - Advocated for the continued functioning of the Tennessee Valley Authority. No bill number - Engaged congress on RIN relief and renewable fuel standards. No bill number. Lobbied on Offshore Wind. No bill number. Lobbied on Mining and energy production on federal land. No bill number. Lobbied on maintaining existing grants and loans No bill number. Lobbied on National Laboratories No bill number. Lobbied on Nuclear development and funding No bill number. Lobbied on Nuclear Fuel Enrichment and Funding No bill number. Lobbied on Defense Production Act and nuclear energy No bill number. Lobbied on Loan Programs Office No bill number. Lobbied on Carbon Capture Facilities No bill number. Lobbied on support for nuclear clean-up sites No bill number. Lobbied on recruiting and training for the nuclear industry
Lobbyists: mr JAMES CLARK BREWER jr; mr TREVOR FALK; ROSS MARADIAN (covered position: Rep. Leonard Boswell - Legislative Director/Legislative Assistant/Staff Assistant)
Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE
LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
No bill number. Lobbied in support of pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship programs in the construction industry. No bill number. Lobbied on worker misclassification. No bill number. Lobbied on project labor agreements. No bill number. Lobbied on Davis-Bacon. No bill number. Lobbied on veteran use of GI benefits for registered apprenticeship. No bill number. Lobbied on federally funded prevailing wage. H.R. 7115. Jumpstart Savings Act. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish Jumpstart Programs for saving for apprenticeship and trade occupation training, and for other purposes. Bill in full. S.3993. Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those provisions relating to veterans educational assistance that disadvantage eligible individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training instead of a four-year college degree, and for other purposes. Bill in full. H.R. 982. Warriors to Workforce Act. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of educational assistance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to an eligible individual during the first year of a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training. Bill in full. S. 852. Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025. This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Bill in full. H.R. 20. Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025. This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. Bill in full. H.R. 3944. Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026. Lobbied on amendments regarding project labor agreements, prevailing wage and Registered Apprenticeship. H.R.5408. Faster Labor Contracts Act. A bill to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act. Bill in full. S.844. Faster Labor Contracts Act. A bill to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act. Bill in full. No bill number. Lobbied on attaching labor standards to data center legislation, against data center bans and data centers overall. No bill number. Lobbied on pension and health care issues impacting construction workers. No bill number. Lobbied on the issue of childcare affordability for construction workers. No bill number. Lobbied on the issue of mental health crisis and opioid epidemic in the construction industry. No bill number. Lobbied on the issue of paid sick leave for construction workers. No bill number. Lobbied on safety and health issues on the jobsite impacting construction workers. No bill number. Lobbied for the inclusion of Registered Apprenticeship utilization on military construction projects. No bill number. Lobbied against Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs being applicable to the construction industry. No bill number. Lobbied on federal prevailing wage. No bill number. Lobbied for access to construction projects on domestic military installations. No bill number. Lobbied on the nomination of John Berry to be Solicitor General of the Department of Labor. No bill number. Lobbied on the nomination of Andrew Rogers to be Wage and Hour Administrator at the Department of Labor. No bill number. Discussion draft. Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Lobbied on youth apprenticeship. No bill number. Discussion draft. Lobbied on Registered Apprenticeship reciprocity in states, new Advisory Council on Apprenticeship, Apprenticeship Application Approval and creating more Registered Apprenticeships in rural areas. No bill number. Lobbied on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the construction industry. No bill number. Lobbied on housing proposals regarding application of prevailing wage. No bill number. Lobbied on the application of labor standards on housing related federal tax credits. No bill number. Discussion draft. Lobbied on the application of prevailing wage to housing projects funded or financed by the federal government. No bill number. Discussion draft. Lobbied on the application of prevailing wage to housing projects, spurred by application of the Defense Production Act, funded or financed by the federal government. No bill number. Discussion draft. Lobbied on child labor protections and Registered Apprenticeship when federal funding is allocated to local and state education agencies for creating shop classes in schools. No bill number. Lobbied on women in the construction industry. No bill number. Lobbied on prevailing wage application on Cape Canaveral projects. No bill number. Lobbied on FHWA approval of grants and PLAs. No bill number. Lobbied on implementation of the IIJA. No bill number. Lobbied on labor standards in the shipbuilding industry.
Lobbyists: mr JAMES CLARK BREWER jr; ROSS MARADIAN (covered position: Rep. Leonard Boswell - Legislative Director/Legislative Assistant/Staff Assistant); mr TREVOR FALK
Government entities lobbied: Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE
ENV — Environment/Superfund
No bill number. Lobbied on National Environmental Policy Act Reform and permitting reform broadly. No bill number. Lobbied on the 2026 Water Resources Development Act. Bill in full. HR 4776 - Speed Act - To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process. Advocated for various permitting reform provisions. H.J. Res 140 - Superior National Forest Land Withdrawal - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Lobbyists: mr TREVOR FALK; ROSS MARADIAN (covered position: Rep. Leonard Boswell - Legislative Director/Legislative Assistant/Staff Assistant); mr JAMES CLARK BREWER jr
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
HOU — Housing
HR 5878. HOME Reform Act of 2025. To amend the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to encourage expansion of the supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing, with primary attention to rental housing. Bill in full. S. 3464. Housing Building Occupancy Opportunities for Millions Act. A bill to increase the housing supply in the United States. Bill in full. S.2651. ROAD to Housing Act of 2025. A bill to increase the supply of affordable housing in America. Lobbied on the application of prevailing wage. H.R.6644. Housing for the 21st Century Act. A bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes. Lobbied on the application of prevailing wage. H.R. 6644 (as amended). 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes. Lobbied on the application of prevailing wage, modular housing and offsite manufacturing of housing. No bill number. Lobbied on creation of HUD funding program for housing projects with pension monies.
Lobbyists: ROSS MARADIAN (covered position: Rep. Leonard Boswell - Legislative Director/Legislative Assistant/Staff Assistant)
Government entities lobbied: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
IMM — Immigration
No bill number. Lobbied on H2B Visa Reform. No bill number. Lobbied on the abuse of the E-Visa program. S. 2106 - Secure Act - Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency Act - A bill to provide a process for granting lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet certain eligibility requirements. Bill in full.
Lobbyists: ROSS MARADIAN (covered position: Rep. Leonard Boswell - Legislative Director/Legislative Assistant/Staff Assistant); mr JAMES CLARK BREWER jr
Government entities lobbied: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)
RET — Retirement
No bill number. Lobbied on the impact of cryptocurrency on multiemployer health and welfare plans. No bill number. Lobbied on pension and health care issues impacting construction workers.
Lobbyists: mr JAMES CLARK BREWER jr
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE