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Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (29)
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Great Cats & Rare Canids Act, HR 411/S 529
Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, HR 52/ S 345 H.R. 509 Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004
H.R.1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009
H.R.2455 Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act
H.R. 4416 Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization and Amendment Act
H.R.4914 - Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010
S.3641 - National Endowment for the Oceans Act
H.R. 388 Crane Conservation Act
H.R. 860 Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2009
H.R. 81, S. 850- The Shark Conservation Act of 2010
S. 303- the America's Great Outdoors Act of 2010
Client expense: $74,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Monitored and lobbied on issues relating to animal welfare (entire bills of the following):
H.R. 80 / S. 462, the Captive Primate Safety Act
H.R. 1326, The Great Ape Protection Act
H.R. 2480 / S. 1076, Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2009 H.R. 81 / S. 850, Shark Conservation Act of 2009
H.R.4733, Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act
H.R. 3907 / S. 1834, Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2009 (a.k.a. Class B Dealers)
H.R. 503 / S. 727, the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009
H.R. 1549 / S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009
H.R. 5566, Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010
(Related Bills: H.R.5092, H.R.5337)
H.R. 5434 / S 3424, Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act
H.R. 4733, Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
Lobbied for a wildlife package in the Senate including the following bills:
H.R. 1018 / S. 1579, Restore Our American Mustangs (ROAM) Act
H.R. 1454 / S. 1567, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act
S. 373 / H.R. 2811, Large Constrictor Snakes
H.R. 81 / S. 850, Shark Conservation Act
H.R. 411 / S. 529, Great Cats and Rare Canids Act
H.R. 388 / S. 197, Crane Conservation Act
H.R. 509, Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act
H.R. 844 / S. 859, Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance
H.R. 556 / S. 1748, Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act
H.R. 2062 / S. 2811, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalties
H.R. 2213 / S. 690, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Reauthorization
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R.3749/S.1770, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act; H.R.1054/S.1395, Imports of harvested polar bears; H.R.1055, Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2009; S.1241/H.R.2031, To amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer; H.R.1018, Restore Our American Mustangs Act;
H.R.1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009;
H.R.6028, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of the Gray Wolf as an endangered species or threatened species.
S.3919, A bill to remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened species or the list of endangered species published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
S.812/H.R.1831, Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2009;
Issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Great Cats & Rare Canids Act, HR 411/S 529
Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, HR 52/ S 345 H.R. 509 Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004
H.R.1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009
H.R.2455 Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act
HR 4416 Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization and Amendment Act
H.R.4914 - Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010
S.3641 - National Endowment for the Oceans Act
Client expense: $74,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
-Global Conservation Act (H.R. 4959/S. 3508) - support
-American Power Act (not yet introduced) - support with changes, advocating for international provisions and integrity of emissions reductions, advocating to drop or change provisions on biomass, nuclear, offshore drilling and EPA Clean Air Act authority
-Clean Energy Partnerships Act of 2009 (S. 2729) support elements, advocating for revisions -International Climate Change Investment Act of 2009 (S. 2835) support
-Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 (H.R. 509) support, advocating for changes
-Great Apes Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010 (H.R. 4416) support, advocating for changes
-Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act (H.R. 1454/S. 1567) support
-Animal Welfare Act amendment (no specific bill number) advocating to include more robust reporting requirements for owners of captive tigers
-Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 (S. 3516)-working to strengthen
-Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009 (H.R. 3534) working to strengthen
-International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act (S. 2870) support
-Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2009 (S. 2859) support
-Reducing import of unsustainably harvested coral and coral dependent species (no specific bill number) support
-S.3381 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify certain definitions of the term renewable biomass, and for other purposes oppose
-Investing in our Future Act of 2010 (H.R. 5783) support
-House bill to establish a Global Climate Fund (not yet introduced) support
-Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act (H.R. 4753/S. 3072) oppose
-To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes (H.R. 391 and H.R. 4572) oppose
-H.J.Res. 77, 76, and 66 Resolutions to overturn EPAs endangerment finding for greenhouse gases oppose
-Regulatory Changes to Captive Bred Wildlife Permitting for Tigers advocating for changes to remove the generic tiger exemption
-The Global Tiger Summit promoting high-level and coordinated US government participation in the tiger summit to be hosted in St. Petersburg, Russia in November 2010
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Lobbied for a wildlife conservation package in the Senate including the following bills:
H.R. 1018 / S. 1579, Restore Our American Mustangs (ROAM) Act
H.R. 1454 / S. 1567, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act
S. 373 / H.R. 2811, Large Constrictor Snakes H.R. 81 / S. 850, Shark Conservation Act
H.R. 411 / S. 529, Great Cats and Rare Canids Act
H.R. 388 / S. 197, Crane Conservation Act
H.R. 509, Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act
H.R. 844 / S. 859, Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance
H.R. 556 / S. 1748, Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act
H.R. 2062 / S. 2811, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalties
H.R. 2213 / S. 690, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Reauthorization
H.R. 80 / S. 462, the Captive Primate Safety Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Monitored and lobbied on issues relating to animal welfare (entire bills of the following):
H.R. 80 / S. 462, the Captive Primate Safety Act
H.R. 1326, The Great Ape Protection Act
H.R. 2480 / S. 1076, Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2009 H.R. 81 / S. 850, Shark Conservation Act of 2009
H.R.4733, Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act
H.R. 3907 / S. 1834, Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2009 (a.k.a. Class B Dealers)
H.R. 503 / S. 727, the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009
H.R. 1549 / S. 619, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009
H.R. 5566, Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010
(Related Bills: H.R.5092, H.R.5337)
H.R. 5434 / S 3424, Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act
H.R. 4733, Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
H.R. 5643, Compound 1080 and Sodium Cyanide Elimination Act
Lobbied for a wildlife package in the Senate including the following bills:
H.R. 1018 / S. 1579, Restore Our American Mustangs (ROAM) Act
H.R. 1454 / S. 1567, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act
S. 373 / H.R. 2811, Large Constrictor Snakes
H.R. 81 / S. 850, Shark Conservation Act
H.R. 411 / S. 529, Great Cats and Rare Canids Act
H.R. 388 / S. 197, Crane Conservation Act
H.R. 509, Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act
H.R. 844 / S. 859, Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance
H.R. 556 / S. 1748, Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act
H.R. 2062 / S. 2811, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalties
H.R. 2213 / S. 690, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Reauthorization
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, working lands easements, renewable energy siting issues, restoration funding and Gulf Coast restortaion; HR1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, including specific provisions for permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs, HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME);HR5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010; S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (Sec. 4003).Implementation of Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake Memorandum of Understanding; EPAs standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon, S3633, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to the funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S1214/HR2565, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, including specific provisions on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; S345/HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, including specific provisions relating to debt relief for developing countries that protect tropical forests, coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems through FY11.Work on the implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; Work on potential legislation for salmon stronghold and pacific coastal salmon recovery fund; Prepare recommendation of several regulatory and other actions that USDA could take to curtail introductions of and transport of forest pests; Support Herring River Restoration Project;
COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTS:
Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, State and Private Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Chief, Recovery and Transparency Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Special Assistant to Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, United States Forest Service; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture ; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior;
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R.3749/S.1770, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act; H.R.1054/S.1395, Imports of harvested polar bears; H.R.1055, Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2009; S.1241/H.R.2031, To amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer; H.R.1018, Restore Our American Mustangs Act;
H.R.1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009;
H.R.6028, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of the Gray Wolf as an endangered species or threatened species.
S.3919, A bill to remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened species or the list of endangered species published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
Issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Great Cats & Rare Canids Act, HR 411/S 529
Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, HR 52/ S 345
Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination, and Enhancement Act of 2009, HR 3036 H.R. 509 Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004
H.R.1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009
H.R.2455 Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act
HR 4416 Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization and Amendment Act
HR 4497 Wildlife and Zoological Veterinary Medicine Enhancement Act of 2010
Client expense: $74,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
-Global Conservation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4959/S.3508) support
-American Power Act (not introduced) support with changes, advocating for international provisions and integrity of emissions reductions, to drop or change provisions on biomass, nuclear, offshore drilling and EPA Clean Air Act authority
-Clean Energy Partnerships Act of 2009 (S. 2729) support elements, advocating for revisions -International Climate Change Investment Act of 2009 (S. 2835) support
-Disapproval Resolutions opposing EPA and greenhouse gas regulation (S.J.RES.26/H.RES.974/H.J.RES.66/H.J.RES.76/H.J.RES.77) oppose
-Save our Energy Jobs Act (H.R.4396) oppose removing greenhouse gasses from Clean Air Act
-Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act (H.R. 509) support, advocating for changes
-Great Apes Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act (H.R. 4416) support, advocating for changes
-Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009 (H.R. 1454/S. 1567) support
-Global Wildlife Conservation Act (H.R. 3086) support contingent on revisions
-Regulatory Changes to Captive Bred Wildlife Permitting for Tigers advocating for changes to remove the generic tiger exemption
-Animal Welfare Act amendment advocating to include more robust reporting requirements for owners of captive tigers
-BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 (H.R.5241/S.3344) support
-Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 (S.3516) support with strengthening
-A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify certain definitions of the term renewable biomass and for other purposes (S.3381) oppose
-Outer Continental Shelf Preliminary Revised Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2007-2012 and Proposed 2012-2017 Program oppose inclusion of leasing areas in Bristol Bay and the Arctic
-Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 52/S. 345) support
-Global Food Security Act (S. 384/H.R. 3077) support
-The Water for the World Act (S. 624/H.R. 2030) support contingent on revisions
-Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009 (S. 1524)-support
-Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 2139) support
-Americas Wildlife Heritage Act (H.R. 2807)- support
-The Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009 (H.R. 3534) support full funding within it for Land and Water Conservation Fund
-Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub.L. 110-246) advise on implementation of the Lacey Amendment and domestic agriculture conservation programs
-Foreign Assistance Act (Pub.L. 87-195) support efforts by the House Foreign Affairs Committee to prepare for re-writing the FAA in the 111th Congress
-Senate ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity support
-Peru-US FTA support and provided input for the forestry provision annex in the environmental chapter
-National Security Council Presidential Study Directive - provide input into national development strategy
-State Department Quadrennial Development and Diplomacy Review provide input into high-level strategy
-State Department Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative provide input into strategy
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Action on S22/HR146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the forest planning rule; implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; revision of United States Department of Agriculture regulation development for Quarantine 37; revision of US regulations with Canada to require treatment of wood packaging going between the US and Canada; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009; S2895, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009; implementation of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; S3119/HR5160, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act; HR2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009, including specific provisions related to the reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery programs; EPA standards for effect of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on ozone attainment standards and green house gas inventory and black carbon; HR5541, FLAME Act; HR52, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act; and HR1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009.
Covered Officials Contacted:
Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture; Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council of Environmental Quality; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Associate Chief, United States Forest Service; Chief, Division of Realty, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R.3749/S.1770, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act; H.R.1054/S.1395, Imports of harvested polar bears; H.R.1055, Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2009; S.1241/H.R.2031, To amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer; H.R.1018, Restore Our American Mustangs Act;
H.R.1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009;
Issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
-Global Conservation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4959) - support
-Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (H.R. 52/S. 345) support
-International Climate Change Investment Act of 2009 (S. 2835) support
-Global Food Security Act (S. 384/H.R. 3077) support -The Water for the World Act (S. 624/H.R. 2030) support contingent on revisions
-Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act (S. 1933) support, advocated for changes to ocean related section
-Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009 (S. 1524)-support
-Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 2139) support
-Americas Wildlife Heritage Act (H.R. 2807)- support
-The Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009 (H.R. 3534) support full funding within it for Land and Water Conservation Fund
-Save our Energy Jobs Act (H.R.4396) oppose removing greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act
-Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act (H.R. 509) support, advocating for changes
-Great Apes Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act (H.R. 4416) support, advocating for changes
-Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act (H.R. 1454/S. 1567) support
-Global Wildlife Conservation Act (H.R. 3086) support contingent on revisions
-Kerry/Graham/Lieberman Climate and Energy bill (not yet introduced) support, advocating for international provisions
-Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub.L. 110-246) advised on implementation of the Lacey Act Amendment and domestic agriculture conservation programs
-Foreign Assistance Act (Pub.L. 87-195) support efforts by the House Foreign Affairs Committee to prepare for re-writing the FAA in the 111th Congress
-Senate ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity supported
-Peru-US Free Trade Agreement supported and provided input for the forestry provision annex in the environmental chapter
-National Security Council Presidential Study Directive - Provided input into national development strategy
-State Department Quadrennial Development and Diplomacy Review Provided input into high-level strategy
-State Department Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative Provided input into strategy
-Disapproval Resolutions opposing EPA and greenhouse gas regulation (S.J.RES.26/H.RES.974/H.J.RES.66/H.J.RES.76/H.J.RES.77) oppose
-Captive Bred Wildlife Permitting for Tigers advocating for changes to remove the generic tiger exemption
-Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species encouraged the US to support proposals to list Atlantic bluefin tuna under Appendix I.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Great Cats & Rare Canids Act, HR 411/S 529
Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, HR 52/ S 345
Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination, and Enhancement Act of 2009, HR 3036 H.R. 509 Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004
S.655 Teaming with Wildlife Act
H.R.388/S. 197 Crane Conservation Act of 2009
H.R.860 Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2009
H.R.1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009
H.R.2455 Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act
H.R.3644 Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Regional Program and National Environmental Literacy Grant Program Act
HR 4416 Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization and Amendment Act
HR 4497 Wildlife and Zoological Veterinary Medicine Enhancement Act of 2010
Client expense: $74,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
-Global Conservation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4959) - support
-Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (H.R. 52/S. 345) support
-International Climate Change Investment Act of 2009 (S. 2835) support
-Global Food Security Act (S. 384/H.R. 3077) support -The Water for the World Act (S. 624/H.R. 2030) support contingent on revisions
-Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act (S. 1933) support, advocated for changes to ocean related section
-Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009 (S. 1524)-support
-Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 2139) support
-Americas Wildlife Heritage Act (H.R. 2807)- support
-The Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009 (H.R. 3534) support full funding within it for Land and Water Conservation Fund
-Save our Energy Jobs Act (H.R.4396) oppose removing greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act
-Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act (H.R. 509) support, advocating for changes
-Great Apes Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act (H.R. 4416) support, advocating for changes
-Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act (H.R. 1454/S. 1567) support
-Global Wildlife Conservation Act (H.R. 3086) support contingent on revisions
-Kerry/Graham/Lieberman Climate and Energy bill (not yet introduced) support, advocating for international provisions
-Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub.L. 110-246) advised on implementation of the Lacey Act Amendment and domestic agriculture conservation programs
-Foreign Assistance Act (Pub.L. 87-195) support efforts by the House Foreign Affairs Committee to prepare for re-writing the FAA in the 111th Congress
-Senate ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity supported
-Peru-US Free Trade Agreement supported and provided input for the forestry provision annex in the environmental chapter
-National Security Council Presidential Study Directive - Provided input into national development strategy
-State Department Quadrennial Development and Diplomacy Review Provided input into high-level strategy
-State Department Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative Provided input into strategy
-Disapproval Resolutions opposing EPA and greenhouse gas regulation (S.J.RES.26/H.RES.974/H.J.RES.66/H.J.RES.76/H.J.RES.77) oppose
-Captive Bred Wildlife Permitting for Tigers advocating for changes to remove the generic tiger exemption
-Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species encouraged the US to support proposals to list Atlantic bluefin tuna under Appendix I.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R.3749/S.1770, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act; H.R.1054/S.1395, Imports of harvested polar bears; H.R.1055, Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2009; H.R.1018, Restore Our American Mustangs Act; H.R.1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009;
Issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Great Cats & Rare Canids Act, HR 411/S 529
Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, HR 52/ S 345
Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination, and Enhancement Act of 2009, HR 3036 H.R. 509 Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004
S.655 Teaming with Wildlife Act
HR ____ Wildlife and Zoological Veterinary Improvement Act
H.R.388/S. 197 Crane Conservation Act of 2009
H.R.860 Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2009
H.R.1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009
H.R.2455 Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act
H.R.3644 Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Regional Program and National Environmental Literacy Grant Program Act
HR 4416 Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization and Amendment Act
Client expense: $92,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Great Cats & Rare Canids Act, HR 411/S 529
Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, HR 52/ S 345
Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination, and Enhancement Act of 2009, HR 3036 H.R. 80/ S. 462- Captive Primate Safety Act
H.R. 509 Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004
S.655 Teaming with Wildlife Act
H.R.388/S. 197 Crane Conservation Act of 2009
H.R.860 Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2009
H.R.1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009
H.R. 2454 merica's Climate Security Act- international forestry and natural resources adaptation
H.R. 2192 Climate Change Safeguard for Natural Resoures Conservation Act
H.R.2455 Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act
H.R.3644 Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Regional Program and National Environmental Literacy Grant Program Act
Client expense: $92,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
- Great Cats and Rare Canids Act (H.R. 411/S. 529) - supported
- Crane Conservation Act (H.R. 388/S. 197) - supported
- Great Apes Conservation Act Reauthorization (H.R. 1105) - supported
- Marine Turtle Conservation Act Reauthorization (H.R. 509) - supported - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act (H.R. 1454/S. 1567) supported
- Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination, and Enhancement Act (H.R. 3086) - supported
- Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 6) provided input into RFS mandate rule-making
-Alliance for Global Conservation International Conservation Bill House and Senate and State Department (no number, not yet introduced) support
- Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (H.R. 52/ S. 345) - supported
- Global Food Security Act (H.R. 3077/ S. 384) supported, with certain revisions desired
- Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act (H.R. 2030/ S. 624) supported, with certain revisions desired
- Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act (S. 1524) - supported
- Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 2139) - supported
- Climate Change Safeguards for Natural Resources Conservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 2192) supported, advocated for changes
- Domestic climate adaptation legislation being developed in Senate Commerce Committee (no number, not yet introduced) supported, advocated for changes
- Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act (no number, not yet introduced) - supported
- Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 2076) - supported
- American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) supported
- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733) - supported
-Americas Wildlife Heritage Act (HR 2807) - supported
-The Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009 supported full funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund
- Resolution by Chairman Rahall providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (H.J.Res.18) - supported
- Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub.L. 110-246) advised on implementation of the Lacey Act Amendment and domestic agriculture conservation programs
- Foreign Assistance Act (Pub.L. 87-195) supported efforts by the House Foreign Affairs Committee to prepare for re-writing the FAA
- Forestry and climate legislation supported development of legislation on forestry and forest carbon, including reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD)
- Climate finance supported development of legislation in the Senate to provide funding for clean technology
- Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - supported
-Senate ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity - supported
- China Strategic Economic Dialogue advised on potential projects to conduct to support the illegal logging Memorandum of Understanding
- Peru-US FTA supported the forestry provision annex in the environmental chapter
- Congo Basin Forest Partnership advocated continued government support for the CBFP
- FWS advocacy for Bluefin Tuna listing under CITES supported
- Revisions to FWS domestic captive tiger reporting requirements supported
- Senate Foreign Relations Committee legislation on international climate finance (no number, not yet introduced) supported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
- Great Cats and Rare Canids Act (H.R. 411/S. 529) - supported
- Crane Conservation Act (H.R. 388/S. 197) - supported
- Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act (H.R. 509) - supported
- Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act (H.R. 1454) - supported - Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination, and Enhancement Act (H.R. 3086) - supported
-Alliance for Global Conservation International Conservation Bill, supported draft legislation, not yet introduced
- Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (H.R. 52/ S. 345) - supported
- Global Food Security Act (H.R. 3077/ S. 384) - supported and provided feedback to better integrate sustainable natural resource use and climate adaptation
- Water for the World Act (H.R. 2030/S. 624) - supported
- Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (HR 2139) - supported
- Resolution by Chairman Rahall providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (H.J.Res.18) - supported
- Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub.L. 110-246) advised on implementation of the Lacey Amendment and domestic agriculture conservation programs
- Foreign Assistance Act (Pub.L. 87-195) - supported efforts by the House Foreign Affairs Committee to prepare for re-writing the FAA in the 111th Congress
- Climate Change Safeguards for Natural Resources Conservation Act (H.R. 2192) - supported, advocated for changes
- Domestic climate adaptation legislation being developed in Senate Commerce Committee - supported, advocated for changes
- Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 2076) - supported
- American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) and pending companion bill in the Senate - supported
-Coral Reef Conservation Act (H.R. 860) - supported
-Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1080) - supported
-Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act (H.R.1584/S. 1255) - opposed
- Forestry and climate legislation supported development of legislation on forestry and forest carbon, including reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation
-Climate Policy supported development of climate legislation including mitigation, adaptation, reduced tropical deforestation and technology transfer funding
- Climate finance supported development of legislation in the Senate to provide funding for clean technology
- Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - supported
- China Strategic Economic Dialogue advised on potential projects to conduct in support of the Memorandum of Understanding concerning illegal logging
- The United States - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement supported the forestry provision annex in the environmental chapter
-Montana national wildlife management area policy support cattle grazing management for the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
-Madagascar support policy with Department of State to continue funding conservation programs
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
- Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008 (H.R. 411/S. 529) - supported
- Marine Turtle Conservation Act Reauthorization (H.R. 509) - supported
- Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act (H.R. 1454) - supported
- Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 6) - provided input into RFS mandate rule-making - Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (H.R. 52) - supported
- Lugar-Casey Global Food Security Act (S. 384) supported and provided feedback to better integrate sustainable natural resource use and climate adaptation
- The Water for the Poor Enhancement Act (S. 624) - supported
- Resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of Earth Hour 2009 (H.Res. 268) supported
- Resolution by Chairman Rahall providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (H.J.Res.18) - supported
- Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub.L. 110-246) advised on implementation of the Lacey Amendment and domestic agriculture conservation programs
- Foreign Assistance Act (Pub.L. 87-195) supported efforts by the House Foreign Affairs Committee to prepare for re-writing the FAA in the 111th Congress
- Global Change Research Improvement Act (not yet reintroduced, formerly S. 2307) - supported
- Adaptation legislation being developed in Senate Commerce Committee supported, advocated for changes
- Wildlife Without Borders legislation on FWS International programs supported development of legislation
- Climate policy supported development of climate legislation, including international provisions on mitigation, adaptation, forest protection, and technology transfer funding
- Forestry and climate legislation supported development of legislation on forestry and forest carbon, including reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD)
- Climate finance supported development of legislation in the House to provide funding for clean technology
- Endangered Species Act opposed rule changes to ESA section 7 and the polar bear 4d rule
- China Strategic Economic Dialogue advised on potential projects to conduct to support the illegal logging Memorandum of Understanding
- Peru-US FTA supported the forestry provision annex in the environmental chapter
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)