Bechtel Bill Positions
MapLight's report on Bechtel details Bechtel's support for or opposition to bills in Congress. MapLight has recorded 8 bill positions taken by Bechtel since January 1, 2007. These bills relate to topics including Government Operations and Politics, Budget, Spending, and Taxes, Business and Commerce, Energy, Technology and Communications, and 30 other topics.
Support and opposition information is based on public documents found by MapLight, including congressional testimony, news reports, and company statements. These documents are included with the report.
Scope:
This report provides, for each of the 8 bills Bechtel has taken a position on, the following information:
* Bill name, number, and sponsor.
* Bill summary and status (i.e. whether the bill is in committee, has become law, etc.).
* Bechtel's position (support or opposition).
* Date Bechtel's position was taken and date it was recorded by MapLight.
* Source document for the support or opposition stance.
Source documents:
Source documents for Bechtel's support or opposition stance are authored by:
* Business Roundtable; TAP Coalition America COMPETES Senate Letter (2 pages)
* Council on State Taxation; H.R.1864/S.3485, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012 (6 pages)
* US Chamber of Commerce; Coalition for U.S.-Russia Trade Letter to Congress on Russia PNTR (12 pages)
* US Chamber of Commerce; Coalition for U.S.-Russia Trade Letter to Congress on Russia PNTR (12 pages)
* Sherrod Brown Senator for Ohio; SUPPORT for The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013 (7 pages)
* CTIA; Coalition Letter of Support for HR 1129 and S 1645 (7 pages)
* Council on State Taxation; Letter to Congress in Support of Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (7 pages)
* Council on State Taxation; Letter to Congress in Support of Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (7 pages)
Reasons to buy:
* Gauge future potential of Bechtel based on whether a bill they support or oppose advances or is defeated in Congress.
* Evaluate the political activity of Bechtel, including legislation of interest.
* Understand the reasoning behind Bechtel's positions on legislation through content of source documents.
* Learn of other organizations that have taken the same position as Bechtel on a bill (other signers).
* Learn of legislation which affects the financial prospects of Bechtel.
* Learn whether bills Bechtel has supported or opposed have been enacted, defeated, or are still pending.
Topics of legislation:
The bills Bechtel has taken a position on cover the following topics: Budget & Economy (8), Government Affairs (8), Business & Labor (2), Culture and Social Issues (2), Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy (2), Natural Resources (2), Science, Technology, Communications, and Infrastructure (2), Education (1), Health & Welfare (1), Legal Affairs (1). The report is 50 pages long, including 8 source documents.
