CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Amendments

Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), H3227, H3234, H3237, H3239, H3240, H3241, H3242, H3247 [6MY]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products (S. 1660), S4888, S4891 [14JN]

Taxation: promote tax parity between residential and business fuel cell tax credits (H.R. 3660), S4861 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act: amend certain requirements for construction job training program grants (see H.R. 6395), H7394 [29SE]

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 287), H4424 [14JN]

Buy American Act: eliminate certain waivers to strengthen requirement that steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in a capital project are produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 5791), H5818 [20JY]

Conservation of energy: provide financial incentives for owners of commercial and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit buildings with energy efficient equipment and materials (see S. 3079), S1169 [4MR] (see H.R. 5476), H4215 [28MY]

Corps of Engineers: cease construction of temporary causeway in connection with the Renard Island Confined Disposal Facility in Green Bay Harbor, WI, until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 6474), H8030 [2DE]

Dept. of Commerce: expand Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program for projects to create jobs, increase energy efficiency, and promote technology transfer (see S. 3340), S3536 [11MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a building efficiency retrofit loan credit support program, a State building revolving fund grant program, and a commercial and large building grant program (see S. 3780), S7089 [14SE]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see S. 3177), S2115 [25MR] (see S. 3434), S4528 [27MY] (see H.R. 5019), H2578 [14AP]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), consideration (see H. Res. 1329), H3200 [5MY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide with a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts (see S. 3057), S945 [2MR]

Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 5576), H4778 [23JN]

Ecology and environment: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see S. Res. 411), S536 [9FE]

FEMA: establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (see H.R. 4852), H1517 [16MR]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 4797), H1220 [9MR]

Haiti: establish program for sending qualified and available construction workers and equipment to assist Haitians in rebuilding due to earthquake (see H.R. 5171), H3014 [28AP]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products (see H.R. 4805), H1322 [10MR]

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1407), H4022 (see H. Res. 1407), H4084 [27MY]

Housing: require home inspections conducted for property with federally related mortgages be conducted by State-licensed or certified home inspectors and include such inspections in settlement statements (see H.R. 4854), H1517 [16MR]

National Safe Digging Month: support (see S. Res. 472), S2162 [26MR] (see H. Res. 1278), H2696 [20AP]

Native Americans: develop the former Bennett Freeze area to contribute to rehabilitation of conditions of those affected by ban on development of tribal lands in Arizona (see H.R. 6525), H8519 [15DE]

Public buildings: require consideration of the life-cycle cost of a building during the construction of certain Federal buildings (see H.R. 4989), H2458 [25MR]

Small business: include certain construction and land development loans in the definition of small business lending (see H.R. 6191), H6988 [23SE]

Taxation: encourage investments in infrastructure (see H.R. 6181), H6879 [22SE]

———exclude from gross income remediation payments for hazardous drywall (see H.R. 4697), H932 [25FE]

———extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include insulated siding (see S. 3349), S3643 [12MY] (see H.R. 4772), H1168 [4MR]

———improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial, building, and vehicle energy efficiency, domestic manufacturing, renewable electricity, and carbon capture and sequestration (see S. 3935), S7789 [29SE]

———modify timing rules for determining gross income relative to certain construction contracts (see H.R. 6097), H6627 [10AU]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see S. 3716), S6883 [5AU]

———provide deductions for costs incurred to remediate hazardous drywall in principal residences and for living costs due to vacating such residence, and credits for moving expenses (see H.R. 4881), H1656 [18MR]

———provide for depreciation of certain roof systems (see H.R. 5396), H3823 [25MY]

———provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits (see S. 3141), S1750 [18MR]

Letters

Applicability of certain National Historic Preservation Act provisions to proposed Dept. of Energy Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program: John M. Fowler, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, H3220 [6MY]

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act: Perry L. Fowler, Associated General Contractors of America, H6438 [29JY]

Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs extension: several road pavement organizations, S606 [22FE]

Home Star Energy Retrofit Act: Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3217 [6MY]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3217 [6MY]

Motions

Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), H3244 [6MY]

Remarks in House

Building Safety Month: observance, E766 [5MY]

Buy American Act: eliminate certain waivers to strengthen requirement that steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in a capital project are produced in the U.S. (H.R. 5791), H5899, H5900 [21JY], H6263-H6270 [28JY], H6741 [15SE]

———require that steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in a capital project are produced in the U.S., H6437 [29JY]

Dept. of Energy: add Armed Forces exchanges as qualified rebate aggregators under the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3239 [6MY]

———establish Home Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program, H6778, H6781, H6782 [16SE]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H6781 [16SE]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), H3129 [5MY], H3216-H3248 [6MY], H3281 [11MY], H3315, H3354 [12MY], H3469 [13MY], H3634 [19MY], H4513, H4584 [16JN], H4912 [29JN], H5601 [14JY], E791 [7MY], E798 [11MY], E828 [12MY], E852 [13MY]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), consideration (H. Res. 1329), H3207-H3215 [6MY]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), motion to recommit, H3245-H3247 [6MY]

———permit homeowners who have lost appliances or suffered home damage in federally declared disaster areas to be eligible for the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3240, H3241 [6MY]

———prohibit funding for distribution of promotional items to promote the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3223 [6MY]

———prohibit Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program loan repayments from being used to provide assistance to additional recipients, H3237-H3239 [6MY]

———prohibit use of Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program funds for earmarks, H3241 [6MY]

———report waste, fraud, and abuse occuring in the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3242, H3243 [6MY]

———study effects of Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program energy efficiency measures on noise abatement, H3213 [6MY]

Dept. of HUD: extend special funds to be used to remediate damage from installation of tainted drywall, H4357 [10JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: include construction and land development loans as eligible under the Small Business Lending Fund Program, H4612, H4613 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: guarantee housing loans for the construction of energy efficient dwellings, H7013 [28SE]

EPA: prohibit funding for a public information campaign for the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3239, H3240 [6MY]

GAO: conduct study to determine the amount of money and energy that has been saved by Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program energy efficiency measures, H3241, H3242 [6MY]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products (S. 1660), H4701-H4705 [23JN], E1197 [24JN]

Herbst, Marc: Construction Financial Management Association Long Island, NY, Chapter Construction Executive of the Year award recipient, E1848 [29SE]

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1407), H4647-H4649 [22JN], E1205 [24JN]

Home Star Energy Retrofit Act: sunset provisions if budget deficit is negatively impacted, H3245 [6MY], E791 [7MY]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (H.R. 1408), E165 [4FE]

International Code Council: tribute, E740 [4MY]

Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council: anniversary, E2039 [2DE]

National Historic Preservation Act: applicability of section on informing Federal agency decisions about undertakings that may impact historic properties to proposed Dept. of Energy Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3220 [6MY]

———condemn exemptions from requirements for flood control and transportation projects in Dallas, TX, E1318 [14JY]

National Safe Digging Month: support (H. Res. 1278), H3171, H3172 [5MY]

NIST: carry out the green manufacturing and construction initiative, H3450, H3452 [13MY]

North Georgia Building and Construction Trades Council: tribute, E38 [19JA]

Penzel Construction Co., Inc.: anniversary, E2099 [9DE]

Portland, OR: tribute to Portland Development Commission for exceeding diversity goals in construction contracting, E182 [22FE]

Richter, Irvin E.: New Jersey Business Hall of Fame inductee, E618 [22AP]

Roads and highways: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay to play reform (H.R. 3427), H7101 [28SE], E1877 [29SE], E1909 [16NO]

Small business: include certain construction and land development loans in the definition of small business lending (H.R. 6191), H7081, H7082 [28SE]

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: improve oversight of contractors in Afghanistan, H4041, H4043 [27MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to issuers of qualified school construction bonds, H1488 [16MR]

———encourage investments in infrastructure (H.R. 6181), E1690 [22SE]

———improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions, H4319 [9JN]

———improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions (H.R. 4226), H3212 [6MY], E766 [5MY]

Transportation: infrastructure funding, H6323 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Conservation of energy: provide financial incentives for owners of commercial and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit buildings with energy efficient equipment and materials (S. 3079), S1175 [4MR]

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S8377-S8380 [2DE]

Dept. of Commerce: expand Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program for projects to create jobs, increase energy efficiency, and promote technology transfer (S. 3340), S3541 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: overseas military construction funding, S5762-S5764 [13JY], S7098 [15SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a building efficiency retrofit loan credit support program, a State building revolving fund grant program, and a commercial and large building grant program (S. 3780), S7091 [14SE]

———establish Clean Energy for Homes and Buildings Program to provide financial assistance to promote residential-, commercial-, and industrial-scale energy efficiency and on-site renewable technologies (S. 1574), S8326 [1DE]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (S. 3177), S2121 [25MR]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (S. 3434), S4531 [27MY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide with a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts (S. 3057), S946 [2MR]

Ecology and environment: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (S. Res. 411), S538 [9FE], S6980 [5AU]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products (S. 1660), S4891, S4892 [14JN]

Kansas City, MO: address delays in Federal building construction, S460 [4FE]

Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council: anniversary, S10407 [16DE]

National Safe Digging Month: support (S. Res. 472), S2167 [26MR]

Taxation: encourage investments in infrastructure, S8737, S8742, S8758, S8777, S8780 [10DE]

———improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial, building, and vehicle energy efficiency, domestic manufacturing, renewable electricity, and carbon capture and sequestration, S9009 [14DE]

———provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits (S. 3141), S1752 [18MR]

Reports

Defense Planning—DOD Needs To Review the Costs and Benefits of Basing Alternatives for Army Forces in Europe: John H. Pendleton, GAO, S7099-S7102 [15SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5019, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1329) (H. Rept. 111-475), H3200 [5MY]

Energy-Efficient Manufactured Housing Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1320) (S. Rept. 111-307), S7506 [27SE]

Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4805) (H. Rept. 111-509), H4676 [22JN]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1660) (S. Rept. 111-169), S2421 [19AP]

Support National Safe Digging Month: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 1278) (H. Rept. 111-473), H3122 [4MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1278, support National Safe Digging Month, H3171 [5MY]

H. Res. 1329, consideration of H.R. 5019, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, H3207 [6MY]

H. Res. 1407, support goals and ideals of High-Performance Building Week, H4647 [22JN]

H.R. 3427, State Ethics Law Protection Act, H7101 [28SE]

H.R. 6191, include certain construction and land development loans in the definition of small business lending, H7081 [28SE]

S. 1660, Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, H4701-H4703 [23JN]

S. 3079, Building Star Energy Efficiency Act, S1175-S1180 [4MR]

S. 3141, Low Income Housing Tax Credit Recovery Act, S1752 [18MR]

S. 3177, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, S2121-S2127 [25MR]

S. 3434, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, S4531-S4539 [27MY]

S. 3780, Recovery Through Building Renovation Act, S7091-S7093 [14SE]

S. Res. 411, recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings, S537 [9FE]

S. Res. 411, recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry to construction industries and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings, S6980 [5AU]

S. Res. 472, support National Safe Digging Month, S2164, S2168 [26MR]