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Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010
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2011 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR2766 & S1215 FRAC Act Education, e.g. to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes, provisions re to hydraulic fracturing; HR3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF, all provisions; HR 5626 Blowout Prevention Act, to protect public health and safety and the environment by requiring the use of safe well control technologies and practices for the drilling of high-risk oil and gas wells in the United States, and for other purposes, all provisions; HR 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; HR 5215 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; HR 5222 Suspend activities in OCS until investigation is complete, all provisions; HR 5242 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; HR 5287 East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act OCS access, all provisions; HR 5313 Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act and OCS Oil & Gas operations, all provisions; HR 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; HR 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; HR 5459 Outer continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010-increase the limits on liability, all provisions; HR 5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act-establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA, all provisions; HR 5513 Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act require royalty on discharged oil, all provisions; HR 5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety, all provisions; HR 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010-requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells, all provisions; HR 5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act-mandates best available technology for BOP's, all provisions; HR 5657 OCS Access-amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas, all provisions; S 3343 Beyond Petroleum Act-establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution, all provisions; S 3345 Big Oil Polluter Pays Act-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S 3541 Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act-prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, all provisions; S 3663 Energy Bill-Issues related to taxes on the oil and gas industry and renewable electricity standard, provisions related to tax and renewable electricity standard; S 3815 Energy Bill/Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles-Issues related to taxes on the oil and gas industry, provisions related to tax; S. 20 Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3813 Renewable Electricity Promotion Act, all provisions; S. 3815 Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, all provisions; General issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration; General issues related to safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to Alaska OCS oil and gas development; General issues related to educating on importance of natural gas as a clean, abundant, low-carbon fuel; General issues related to educating on importance of oil sands to U.S. economy and jobs and the importance of the Keystone XL pipeline to US energy security; General issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; General issues related to air permit currently under review by Environmental Appeals Board; General issues related to air permitting path forward for permanent Prevention of Significant Deterioration permitting, modeling requirements, and schedule for 2010 exploration drilling in Beaufort and Chukchi Seas; General issues related to Incidental Harassment Take Authorization for 2008/2009 Arctic activities and renewal of take regulations; General issues related to future exploration drilling plans for the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas; General issues related to well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium and permits for Shell's Alaska offshore operations; Matters related to participating in energy hearings; General issues related to offshore oil & gas - response to GoM moratorium; General issues related to offshore oil & gas - air permit for AK OCS; General issues related to biofuels blendwall; General issues related to derivatives oversight.
Client expense: $3,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2011 · first_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
HR2766 & S1215 FRAC Act Education re hydraulic fracturing, e.g. to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes, provisions re to hydraulic fracturing; HR3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF, all provisions; HR 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; General issues related to Issues related to biofuels blendwall; General issues related to E15 matters.
Client expense: $3,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea (cont'd) Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Moratorium Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215 Carbon Limits H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 (CLEAR Act) Interior and EPA Appropriations Federal Energy PermittingS.995 and H.R 2362 Comprehensive Energy LegislationSenate Energy and Natural Resources S.807 House Natural Resources Committee Draft Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614 Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS): Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced. S.1462 - Bingaman, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, provisions relating to non-conventional fuels. Regulation of CO2 Under C.A.A.: -S.JRes.26 Resolution of Disapproval of EPA Endangerment Finding -Rockefeller, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act draft legislation HR 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.3280 & S.3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.1700 (Section 1504) Dodd Frank Act - A bill to require certain issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express the sense of Congress that the President should disclose any payment relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals on Federal land, and for other purposes S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil. S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states. H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards. H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof. S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191) S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations. S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes. S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010. S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes. S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations. S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code. H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes. Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 594: Save Our Climate Act of 2009; provisions related to funding and taxes HR 1482: Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2009; provisions related to funding levels and taxes HR 1586: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act; provisions related to Title II, Subtitle B and revenue offsets HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; provisions related to Title III HR 4213: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; provisions related to energy taxes, revenue and funding, energy development, and Title IV HR 4529: Roadmap for Americas Future Act of 2010; provisions related to taxes, revenue, and funding HR 4940: Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act; provisions related to taxes and tariffs HR 5214: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010; provisions related to taxes HR 5297: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010; all provisions of the bill HR 5435: Big Oil Accountability Act of 2010; provisions related to taxes HR 5893: Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; provisions related to energy taxes S 3405: Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; provisions related to taxes S 3793: Job Creation and Tax Cut Act of 2010; provisions related to Title IV and revenue offsets S 3816: Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act; provisions related to Titles I and II S 3839: A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes; provisions related to revenue and funding Presidents Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Proposals; revenue provisions related to oil and gas and other business related tax provisions
Client expense: $4,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Support for S. 433 to establish a Renewable Electricity Standards of 25% by 2025. Support for S. 1379, the Energy Efficiency in Housing Act of 2009, to increase energy efficiency standards for housing sector. Support for H.R. 3534, the Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act, to reform onshore and offshore energy leasing and royalty collection practices. Support for S. 3516, the Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, that would reform onshore and offshore energy leasing and royalty collection practices. Support for H.R. 5213, the West Coast Ocean Protection Act, that would permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling activities off the West Coast of the United States. Support for H.R. 5248, the No New Drilling Act, that would permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling activities nationally. Support for H.R. 5214, the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act, that would lift existing liability cap for oil corporation activities. Support for S. 3472, the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act, that would lift existing liability cap for oil corporation activities. Support for S. 3405, the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, that would eliminate federal tax subsidies to oil corporations. Support for S. 3601, a bill to promote the oil independence of the United States and establish targets for national oil use reduction. Support for H.R. 5644, the End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010, that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies. Support for S. 3663, the Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, to ensure oil companies are held responsible for the damage caused by disasters like Gulf of Mexico spill, protect our nations natural heritage, and provide incentives to reduce energy use. Support for S. 3813 the Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010 to increase use of renewable electricity. Advocate for inclusion of clean energy measures and omission of anti-environment tax provisions, such as VEETC and CTL in HR 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.
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| Allen Boyd | Democratic | FL |
| Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic | CA |
| Artur Davis | Democratic | AL |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Barney Frank | Democratic | MA |
| Ben Chandler | Democratic | KY |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Betty Sutton | Democratic | OH |
| Bob Filner | Democratic | CA |
| Brad Ellsworth | Democratic | IN |
| Bruce L. Braley | Democratic | IA |
| Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | NH |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | MD |
| Corrine Brown | Democratic | FL |
| Dale E. Kildee | Democratic | MI |
| Daniel B. Maffei | Democratic | NY |
| David Wu | Democratic | OR |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Eliot L. Engel | Democratic | NY |
| Fortney Pete Stark | Democratic | CA |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Gabrielle Giffords | Democratic | AZ |
| Gary C. Peters | Democratic | MI |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Howard L. Berman | Democratic | CA |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | FL |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic | RI |
| Jared Polis | Democratic | CO |
| Jay Inslee | Democratic | WA |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jesse L. Jackson Jr. | Democratic | IL |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | CT |
| Joe Sestak | Democratic | PA |
| John A. Yarmuth | Democratic | KY |
| John Adler | Democratic | NJ |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| John D. Dingell | Democratic | MI |
| John F. Tierney | Democratic | MA |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| John Hall | Democratic | NY |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic | MN |
| Kendrick Meek | Democratic | FL |
| Lois Capps | Democratic | CA |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Democratic | NY |
| Lynn C. Woolsey | Democratic | CA |
| Maurice D. Hinchey | Democratic | NY |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael Arcuri | Democratic | NY |
| Michael H. Michaud | Democratic | ME |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Niki Tsongas | Democratic | MA |
| Paul Hodes | Democratic | NH |
| Paul Tonko | Democratic | NY |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Phil Hare | Democratic | IL |
| Ron Klein | Democratic | FL |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | CT |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | CA |
| Sander M. Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steve Israel | Democratic | NY |
| Steven R. Rothman | Democratic | NJ |
| Suzanne Kosmas | Democratic | FL |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Theodore E. Deutch | Democratic | FL |
| Timothy J. Walz | Democratic | MN |
Client expense: $1,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency / energy tax legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R.1862 and H.R. 2998; S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), Graham draft "clean energy standard" legislation, S. 20, Clean Energy Standard Act, and related legislation, including S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010. Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2011, S. 3800, and related legislation including H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. H.R. 2766/S. 1215, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act), and related legislation; Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R. 1862 and H.R. 2998; American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 1462, S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), S. 2877, Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), and related legislation (provisions related to standards for fuel producers, cap-and-trade programs, allowance allocation and timetable, carbon offsets, carbon capture and storage, and energy efficiency); H.R. 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act, provisions related to regulation of chemical compounds on refinery facilities; Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2011, S. 3800, and related legislation including H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels, EPA E-15 rulemaking, and EPA regulation of ozone standards.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Moratorium Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215 Clear Act H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 Interior and EPA Appropriations Federal Energy PermittingS.995 and H.R 2362 Comprehensive Energy LegislationSenate Energy and Natural Resources S.807 House Natural Resources Committee Draft Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614 Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) (Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced.) Non-Conventional Fuels: HR 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S. 3280 & S. 3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil. S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states. H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards. H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof. H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191) S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations. S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes. S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010. S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes. S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations. S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code. H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes. Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR2766 & S1215 FRAC Act Education re: hydraulic fracturing, e.g. to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes; HR3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF, all provisions; HR 5626 Blowout Prevention Act, to protect public health and safety and the environment by requiring the use of safe well control technologies and practices for the drilling of high-risk oil and gas wells in the United States, and for other purposes, all provisions; HR 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; HR 5215 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; HR 5222 Suspend activities in OCS until investigation is complete, all provisions; HR 5242 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; HR 5287 East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act OCS access, all provisions; HR 5313 Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations, all provisions; HR 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; HR 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; HR 5459 Outer continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010-increase the limits on liability, all provisions; HR 5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act-establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA, all provisions; HR 5513, Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil, all provisions; HR 5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety, all provisions; HR 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010-requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells, all provisions; HR 5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act-mandates best available technology for BOP's, all provisions; HR 5657 OCS Access-amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas, all provisions; S 3343 Beyond Petroleum Act-establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution, all provisions; S 3345 Big Oil Polluter Pays Act-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S 3541 Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act-prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, all provisions; S 3663 Energy Bill-Issues related to taxes on the oil and gas industry and renewable electricity standard, provisions related to tax and renewable electricity standard; S 3815 Energy Bill/Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles-Issues related to taxes on the oil and gas industry, provisions related to tax; S. 20 Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3813 Renewable Electricity Promotion Act, all provisions; S. 3815 Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, all provisions; General issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration; General issues related to safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to Alaska OCS oil and gas development; General issues related to educating on importance of natural gas as a clean, abundant, low-carbon fuel; General issues related to educating on importance of oil sands to U.S. economy and jobs and the importance of the Keystone XL pipeline to US energy security; General issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; General issues related to air permit currently under review by Environmental Appeals Board; General issues related to air permitting path forward for permanent Prevention of Significant Deterioration permitting, modeling requirements, and schedule for 2010 exploration drilling in Beaufort and Chukchi Seas; General issues related to Incidental Harassment Take Authorization for 2008/2009 Arctic activities and renewal of take regulations; General issues related to future exploration drilling plans for the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas; General issues related to well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium and permits for Shell's Alaska offshore operations; Matters related to participating in energy hearings; General issues related to offshore oil & gas - response to GoM moratorium; General issues related to offshore oil & gas - air permit for AK OCS; General issues related to biofuels blendwall; General issues related to derivatives oversight.
Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
HR2766 & S1215 FRAC Act Education re hydraulic fracturing, e.g. to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes; HR3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF, all provisions; HR 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; General issues related to Issues related to biofuels blendwall; General issues related to E15 matters.
Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1020/ S. 931. Arbitration Fairness Act (entire bill) H.R. 1237/ S. 512. Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (entire bill) H.R. 991. Consumer Fairness Act (entire bill) S. 458. False Claims Clarification Act (entire bill) H.R. 1788. False Claims Corrections Act (entire bill) S. 386. Fraud enforcement and Recovery Act, Section 4 H.R. 1346/ S. 540. Medical Device Safety Act (entire bill) H.R. 759. Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act (entire bill) H.R. 609. Right to Clean Vehicles Act (entire bill) H.R. 1508/ S.537. Sunshine in Litigation Act (entire bill) H.R. 812. Commonsense Consumption Act of 2009 (entire bill) S. 1504. Notice Pleading Restoration Act (entire bill) S. 1551. Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act (entire bill) H.R. 3326. FY 2010 DOD Appropriations ( Sec 8116. Arbitration) H.R. 4115. Open Access to Court (entire bill) S. 3305/ H.R. 5214. Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act (entire bill) S. 3472. Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act (entire bill) H.R. 5069. Fair Payment of Court Fees Act (entire bill) H.R. 5419. Sunshine on Litigation Act (entire bill) H.R. 5503. SPILL Act (entire bill) H.R. 5629. Oil Spill Accountability Act (entire bill)
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor energy (S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009) and climate legislation (S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act; and S.J.Res. 26, a resolution disapproving the EPA greenhouse gas endangerment finding), as they relate to the domestic oil refinery industry (cap and trade, emissions allocations for oil and gas, low carbon fuel standard, access, EPA regulation of greenhouse gas), and tax provisions affecting the oil and gas industry; monitor legislation (S. 1215, H.R. 2766) to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act; monitor legislation responding to the Gulf oil spill: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3305, H.R. 5214); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 (S. 3306); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3472); H.R. 5355; and Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 (H.R. 5626); monitor EPA rulemaking on E-15 and related congressional involvement.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. S 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S 1517 - Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 2227 - American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act HR 1835 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act H.R. 2846 American Energy Act S 1623 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act HR 2120 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S.3815: Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 S.20: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010 S.3813: Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010 S.303: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009
Client expense: $221,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. S 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S 1517 - Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 2227 - American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act HR 1835 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act H.R. 2846 American Energy Act S 1623 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act HR 2120 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S.3815: Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 S.20: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010 S.3813: Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010 S.303: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009
Client expense: $221,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
S. Con. Res. 13-Congressional budget for the United States Government H. Con. Res. 85-Congressional budget for the United States Government HR 2996-Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. HR 3183-Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. H.R. 977-To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. S. 447- To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities, and for other purposes. S.272- A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes. HR 2448- To provide for regulation of futures transactions involving energy commodities, to regulate credit default swaps, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act,Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, and the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes. HR 3300 - Derivative Trading Accountability and Disclosure Act HR 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 1835 / S 1408 -- New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 S 1733 -- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 2877 -- Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S.3815: Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 S.20: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010 S.3813: Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010 S.303: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009
Client expense: $221,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
HR 391 - To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gasses are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes. HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. HR 1787 - To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2454 - American Clean Energy and Security Act HR 2998 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 4753 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 HR 5629 - Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 S 1095 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 3072 - To suspend, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any EPA action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes. S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvment Act of 2010 S 3464 - Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010 S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 391 - To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gasses are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes. HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. HR 1787 - To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2454 - American Clean Energy and Security Act HR 2998 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 4753 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 HR 5629 - Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 S 1095 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 3072 - To suspend, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any EPA action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes. S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvment Act of 2010 S 3464 - Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010 S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 391 - To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gasses are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes. HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. HR 1787 - To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2454 - American Clean Energy and Security Act HR 2998 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 4753 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 HR 5629 - Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 S 1095 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 3072 - To suspend, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any EPA action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes. S 3125 - Superfund Polluter Pays Act S 3164 - Polluter Pays Restoration Act S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvment Act of 2010 S 3464 - Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010 S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010, provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry, renewable electricity standard, removal of cap for oil spill liability, disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals; S.3815 Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry; H.R. 3534 Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009, provisions related to royalty reform, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act planning process and language, Land and Water Conservation Fund, MMS, repealing incentives for natural gas production and disclosure chemicals for hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, provisions related to liability cap and the Jones Act issues; S. 3813 Renewable Electricity Promotion Act, provisions related to natural gas as clean, abundant, low-carbon fuel; H.R. 2766 & S. 1215 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 (FRAC Act); provisions related to education on hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5215 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5222 Suspend Activities in OCS until investigation is complete, all provisions; H.R. 5241 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission, all provisions; H.R. 5242 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5248 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5287, East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5313 Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations, all provisions; H.R. 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5358 Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places, all provisions; H.R. 5426 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5435 Big Oil Accountability Act of 2010, amend IRS Code to extend certain renewable fuels and energy tax incentives & deny deduction for income due to domestic oil production; H.R. 5436 Prohibit MMS from issuing permits, all provisions; H.R. 5459 Outer continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability, all provisions; H.R.5481 To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, all provisions ; H.R. 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5503 Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act, all provisions; H.R.5505 Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of 2010, monetary prizes for nuclear energy used fuel alternatives, all provisions; H.R. 5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA, all provisions; H.R. 5513 Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil, all provisions; H.R. 5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety, all provisions; H.R. 5520 Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons, all provisions; H.R. 5525 OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium, all provisions; H.R. 5572 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5585 Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5598 Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5607 SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up, all provisions; H.R. 5608 Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5613 American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC, all provisions; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5631 Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's, all provisions; H.R. 5644 End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010, all provisions & S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; H.R. 5654 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 5657 OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas, all provisions; H.R. 5661 Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act, provisions related to royalty for discharged oil; H.R. 5666 Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells, all provisions; H.R. 5677 SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed gov't response, all provisions; H.R. 5684 Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act, all provisions; H.R. 5686 Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5697 OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5698 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect employees from retaliation for notifying government officials of violations of those Acts, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5699 Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5709 Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan, all provisions; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3306 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3308, OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete, all provisions; S. 3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3337 Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act, all provisions; S. 3343 Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution, all provisions; S. 3344 BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3345 Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3358 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA, all provisions; S. 3375 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3391 Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing, all provisions; S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; S. 3410 Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3443 OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans, all provisions; S. 3433 Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards, all provisions; S. 3461 Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3462 A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes, all provisions; S. 3464 Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3466 Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3472 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3473 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; S. 3478 Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3489 To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior, all provisions; S. 3492 Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells, all provisions; S. 3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to require containment plan for all leases; S. 3509 Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction, all provisions; S. 3512 Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act related to waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S. 3514 Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund, all provisions; S. 3515 Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills, all provisions; S. 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources, all provisions; S. 3525 Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade all provisions; S. 3541, Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, all provisions; S. 3545 Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium all provisions; S. 20 Sen. Grahams Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010, all provisions; S.-- Sen. Stabenows low carbon fuel standard (not yet introduced); General issues related to offshore oil and gas including, oil spill response, response to Gulf of Mexico moratorium, science program funding, securing permits for 2010 and 2011, air permit for Alaska Outer Continental Shelf; General issues related to offshore oil and gas; General issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium; General issues related to permits for offshore operations in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico; General issues related to lifting the suspension of operations; General issues related to education on the importance of oil sands to energy independent; General issues related to National Environmental Policy Act and environmental assessments; General issues related to safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to Alaska Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas development; General issues related to jobs and strong economy; General issues related to Alaska 2011 program; General issues related to climate change and gas incentives; General issues related to biofuels blend wall; General issues related to Department of the Interior notice to lessees; Participation in energy hearings.
Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010, provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry, renewable electricity standard, removal of cap for oil spill liability, disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals; S.3815 Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry; H.R. 3534 Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009, provisions related to royalty reform, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act planning process and language, Land and Water Conservation Fund, MMS, repealing incentives for natural gas production and disclosure chemicals for hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, provisions related to liability cap and the Jones Act issues; S. 3813 Renewable Electricity Promotion Act, provisions related to natural gas as clean, abundant, low-carbon fuel; H.R. 2766 & S. 1215 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 (FRAC Act); provisions related to education on hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5215 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5222 Suspend Activities in OCS until investigation is complete, all provisions; H.R. 5241 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission, all provisions; H.R. 5242 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5248 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5287, East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5313 Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations, all provisions; H.R. 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5358 Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places, all provisions; H.R. 5426 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5435 Big Oil Accountability Act of 2010, amend IRS Code to extend certain renewable fuels and energy tax incentives & deny deduction for income due to domestic oil production; H.R. 5436 Prohibit MMS from issuing permits, all provisions; H.R. 5459 Outer continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability, all provisions; H.R.5481 To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, all provisions ; H.R. 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5503 Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act, all provisions; H.R.5505 Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of 2010, monetary prizes for nuclear energy used fuel alternatives, all provisions; H.R. 5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA, all provisions; H.R. 5513 Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil, all provisions; H.R. 5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety, all provisions; H.R. 5520 Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons, all provisions; H.R. 5525 OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium, all provisions; H.R. 5572 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5585 Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5598 Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5607 SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up, all provisions; H.R. 5608 Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5613 American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC, all provisions; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5631 Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's, all provisions; H.R. 5644 End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010, all provisions & S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; H.R. 5654 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 5657 OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas, all provisions; H.R. 5661 Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act, provisions related to royalty for discharged oil; H.R. 5666 Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells, all provisions; H.R. 5677 SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed gov't response, all provisions; H.R. 5684 Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act, all provisions; H.R. 5686 Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5697 OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5698 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect employees from retaliation for notifying government officials of violations of those Acts, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5699 Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5709 Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan, all provisions; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3306 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3308, OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete, all provisions; S. 3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3337 Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act, all provisions; S. 3343 Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution, all provisions; S. 3344 BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3345 Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3358 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA, all provisions; S. 3375 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3391 Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing, all provisions; S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; S. 3410 Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3443 OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans, all provisions; S. 3433 Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards, all provisions; S. 3461 Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3462 A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes, all provisions; S. 3464 Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3466 Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3472 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3473 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; S. 3478 Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3489 To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior, all provisions; S. 3492 Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells, all provisions; S. 3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to require containment plan for all leases; S. 3509 Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction, all provisions; S. 3512 Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act related to waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S. 3514 Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund, all provisions; S. 3515 Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills, all provisions; S. 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources, all provisions; S. 3525 Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade all provisions; S. 3541, Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, all provisions; S. 3545 Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium all provisions; S. 20 Sen. Grahams Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010, all provisions; S.-- Sen. Stabenows low carbon fuel standard (not yet introduced); General issues related to offshore oil and gas including, oil spill response, response to Gulf of Mexico moratorium, science program funding, securing permits for 2010 and 2011, air permit for Alaska Outer Continental Shelf; General issues related to offshore oil and gas; General issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium; General issues related to permits for offshore operations in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico; General issues related to lifting the suspension of operations; General issues related to education on the importance of oil sands to energy independent; General issues related to National Environmental Policy Act and environmental assessments; General issues related to safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to Alaska Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas development; General issues related to jobs and strong economy; General issues related to Alaska 2011 program; General issues related to climate change and gas incentives; General issues related to biofuels blend wall; General issues related to Department of the Interior notice to lessees; Participation in energy hearings.
Client expense: $20,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea (cont'd) Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Moratorium Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215 Carbon Limits H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 (CLEAR Act) Interior and EPA Appropriations Federal Energy PermittingS.995 and H.R 2362 Comprehensive Energy LegislationSenate Energy and Natural Resources S.807 House Natural Resources Committee Draft Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614 Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS): Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced. S.1462 - Bingaman, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, provisions relating to non-conventional fuels. Regulation of CO2 Under C.A.A.: -S.JRes.26 Resolution of Disapproval of EPA Endangerment Finding -Rockefeller, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act draft legislation HR 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.3280 & S.3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.1700 (Section 1504) Dodd Frank Act - A bill to require certain issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express the sense of Congress that the President should disclose any payment relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals on Federal land, and for other purposes S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil. S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states. H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards. H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof. S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191) S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations. S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes. S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010. S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes. S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations. S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code. H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes. Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills
Client expense: $1,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 594: Save Our Climate Act of 2009; provisions related to funding and taxes HR 1482: Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2009; provisions related to funding levels and taxes HR 1586: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act; provisions related to Title II, Subtitle B and revenue offsets HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; provisions related to Title III HR 4213: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; provisions related to energy taxes, revenue and funding, energy development, and Title IV HR 4529: Roadmap for Americas Future Act of 2010; provisions related to taxes, revenue, and funding HR 4940: Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act; provisions related to taxes and tariffs HR 5214: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010; provisions related to taxes HR 5297: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010; all provisions of the bill HR 5435: Big Oil Accountability Act of 2010; provisions related to taxes HR 5893: Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; provisions related to energy taxes S 3405: Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; provisions related to taxes S 3793: Job Creation and Tax Cut Act of 2010; provisions related to Title IV and revenue offsets S 3816: Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act; provisions related to Titles I and II S 3839: A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes; provisions related to revenue and funding Presidents Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Proposals; revenue provisions related to oil and gas and other business related tax provisions
Client expense: $4,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2010 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R. 1862 and H.R. 2998; American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 1462, S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), S. 2877, Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), and related legislation (provisions related to standards for fuel producers, cap-and-trade programs, allowance allocation and timetable, carbon offsets, carbon capture and storage, and energy efficiency); H.R. 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act, provisions related to regulation of chemical compounds on refinery facilities; Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2011, S. 3800, and related legislation including H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels, EPA E-15 rulemaking, and EPA regulation of ozone standards.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency / energy tax legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R.1862 and H.R. 2998; S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), Graham draft "clean energy standard" legislation, S. 20, Clean Energy Standard Act, and related legislation, including S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010. Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2011, S. 3800, and related legislation including H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. H.R. 2766/S. 1215, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act), and related legislation; Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Support for S. 433 to establish a Renewable Electricity Standards of 25% by 2025. Support for S. 1379, the Energy Efficiency in Housing Act of 2009, to increase energy efficiency standards for housing sector. Support for the American Power Act, comprehensive energy and climate legislation being drafted by Senators Kerry and Lieberman. Support for H.R. 3534, the Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act, to reform onshore and offshore energy leasing and royalty collection practices. Support for S. 3516, the Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, that would reform onshore and offshore energy leasing and royalty collection practices. Support for H.R. 5213, the West Coast Ocean Protection Act, that would permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling activities off the West Coast of the United States. Support for H.R. 5248, the No New Drilling Act, that would permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling activities nationally. Support for H.R. 5214, the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act, that would lift existing liability cap for oil corporation activities. Support for S. 3472, the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act, that would lift existing liability cap for oil corporation activities. Support for S. 3405, the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, that would eliminate federal tax subsidies to oil corporations. Support for S. 3601, a bill to promote the oil independence of the United States and establish targets for national oil use reduction. Support for H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, that would extend several tax credits. Advocated for inclusion clean energy measures and omission of extension of anti-environment tax provisions, such as VEETC. Support for H.R. 5644, the End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010, that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies. Support for S. 3663, the Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, to ensure oil companies are held responsible for the damage caused by disasters like Gulf of Mexico spill, protect our nations natural heritage, and provide incentives to reduce energy use. Opposition to S. 3576, the Securing Americas Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act (SAFEST), because of harmful biofuels provisions.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.3305 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3306 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5214 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5355 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. S. 3472 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S.3542 (Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010), to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a Commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and Federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. General lobbying on the claims process under the Oil Pollution Act, the $20 billion compensation fund and corresponding Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. S 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S 1517 - Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 2227 - American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act HR 1835 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act H.R. 2846 American Energy Act S 1623 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act HR 2120 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 1835 / S 1408 -- New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 S 1733 -- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 2877 -- Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010
Client expense: $329,087 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · third_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
S. Con. Res. 13-Congressional budget for the United States Government H. Con. Res. 85-Congressional budget for the United States Government HR 2996-Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. HR 3183-Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. H.R. 977-To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. S. 447- To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities, and for other purposes. S.272- A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes. HR 2448- To provide for regulation of futures transactions involving energy commodities, to regulate credit default swaps, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act,Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, and the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes. HR 3300 - Derivative Trading Accountability and Disclosure Act HR 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 1835 / S 1408 -- New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 S 1733 -- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 2877 -- Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010
Client expense: $329,087 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. S 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S 1517 - Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 2227 - American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act HR 1835 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act H.R. 2846 American Energy Act S 1623 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act HR 2120 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010
Client expense: $329,087 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · third_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1020/ S. 931. Arbitration Fairness Act (entire bill) H.R. 1237/ S. 512. Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (entire bill) H.R. 991. Consumer Fairness Act (entire bill) S. 458. False Claims Clarification Act (entire bill) H.R. 1788. False Claims Corrections Act (entire bill) S. 386. Fraud enforcement and Recovery Act, Section 4 H.R. 1346/ S. 540. Medical Device Safety Act (entire bill) H.R. 759. Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act (entire bill) H.R. 609. Right to Clean Vehicles Act (entire bill) H.R. 1508/ S.537. Sunshine in Litigation Act (entire bill) H.R. 812. Commonsense Consumption Act of 2009 (entire bill) S. 1504. Notice Pleading Restoration Act (entire bill) S. 1551. Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act (entire bill) H.R. 3326. FY 2010 DOD Appropriations ( Sec 8116. Arbitration) H.R. 4115. Open Access to Court (entire bill) S. 3305/ H.R. 5214. Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act (entire bill) S. 3472. Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act (entire bill) H.R. 5069. Fair Payment of Court Fees Act (entire bill) H.R. 5419. Sunshine on Litigation Act (entire bill) H.R. 5503. SPILL Act (entire bill) H.R. 5629. Oil Spill Accountability Act (entire bill)
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman Bill). HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. S 967 the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to create a petroleum product reserve, and for other purposes. HR 1862 To cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes. HR 2326 To promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and for other purposes. HR 2631 To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing offshore drilling, eliminating federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach benchmark amount, and promoting free trade. HR 2998 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. S 774 A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying energy sources for onroad transport, increasing the supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. S 807 A bill to reduce fuel prices and improve national energy security by increasing domestic supply, reducing excessive speculation in the markets, and promoting long-term security through alternative energy sources, and for other purposes. S 1462 A bill to promote clean energy technology development, enhanced energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development, and for other purposes. HR 1787 To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2283 To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 943 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 1095 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S 1733 A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy. HJRes 76 - Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. SJRes 26 - A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. S 3072 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act. EPA - Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)-2. S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million). S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident. HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident; and (2) direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills: and (2) restrictions on the borrowing authority of such Trust Fund. S 3497 - Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of each lease issued or renewed after enactment of this Act, to require the incorporation into the lease of a peer-reviewed response plan describing the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil at the depth at which the exploration, development, or production authorized under the lease is to take place.
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
S 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman Bill). HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. S 967 the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to create a petroleum product reserve, and for other purposes. HR 1862 To cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes. HR 2326 To promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and for other purposes. HR 2631 To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing offshore drilling, eliminating federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach benchmark amount, and promoting free trade. HR 2998 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. S 774 A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying energy sources for onroad transport, increasing the supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. S 807 A bill to reduce fuel prices and improve national energy security by increasing domestic supply, reducing excessive speculation in the markets, and promoting long-term security through alternative energy sources, and for other purposes. S 1462 A bill to promote clean energy technology development, enhanced energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development, and for other purposes. HR 1787 To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2283 To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 943 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 1095 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S 1733 A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy. HJRes 76 - Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. SJRes 26 - A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. S 3072 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act. EPA - Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)-2. S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million). S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident. HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident; and (2) direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills: and (2) restrictions on the borrowing authority of such Trust Fund. S 3497 - Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of each lease issued or renewed after enactment of this Act, to require the incorporation into the lease of a peer-reviewed response plan describing the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil at the depth at which the exploration, development, or production authorized under the lease is to take place.
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 232 - To provide for the creation of a Federal greenhouse gas registry, and for other purposes. HR 391 - To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes. HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. HR 609 - To permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes. HR 1329 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to support efforts by States and eligible local and regional entities to develop and implement plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, and for other purposes. S 724 - A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in determining whether a species is a threatened or endangered species, and for other purposes. HR 1862 To cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes. HR 2998 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 1787 To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2283 To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 943 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 1095 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S 1733 A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy. SJRes 26 - A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. EPA Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)-2. S 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman Bill). S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million). S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident. HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident; and (2) direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills: and (2) restrictions on the borrowing authority of such Trust Fund. S 3497 - Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of each lease issued or renewed after enactment of this Act, to require the incorporation into the lease of a peer-reviewed response plan describing the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil at the depth at which the exploration, development, or production authorized under the lease is to take place. S 3509 - Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010. S 3164 - Polluter Pays Restoration Act. S 3125 - Superfund Polluter Pays Act. S 3209 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 - Bill to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). HR 5820 - Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010.
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.3305 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3306 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5214 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5355 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. S. 3472 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S.3542 (Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010), to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a Commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and Federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. General lobbying on the claims process under the Oil Pollution Act, the $20 billion compensation fund and corresponding Gulf Coast Claims Facility. S. 3209 (Safe Chemicals Act or 2010), to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purposes, specific interest in the preemption of state laws and asbestos liability. H.R. 5820 (Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010), to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that the public and the environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure, and for other purposes, specific interest in the preemption of state laws and asbestos liability.
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor energy (S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009) and climate legislation (S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act; and S.J.Res. 26, a resolution disapproving the EPA greenhouse gas endangerment finding), as they relate to the domestic oil refinery industry (cap and trade, emissions allocations for oil and gas, low carbon fuel standard, access, EPA regulation of greenhouse gas), and tax provisions affecting the oil and gas industry; monitor legislation (S. 1215, H.R. 2766) to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act; monitor legislation responding to the Gulf oil spill: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3305, H.R. 5214); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 (S. 3306); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3472); H.R. 5355; and Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 (H.R. 5626).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Educate on Shell's safe, high-tech operations in the Gulf of Mexico and our plans for exploration in AK-No bill; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - response to GoM moratorium; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - air permit for AK OCS; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; S 1462-American Clean Energy and Security Act; S 3547-Price Gouging Act; Senate Energy Bill; Well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium and permits for Shell's Alaska offshore operations. Shell's participation in energy hearings; Legislation included the Clear Act HR 3534: royalty reform, an enhanced planning process Outer Continental Shelf, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund; HR 5626-the Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; HR 5682-the Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010: Liability cap and the Jones Act issues; Climate Change/Gas Incentives; S1733 the Kerry-Lieberman Bill - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; Clean Air Act; Issues related to offshore oil and gas activities and oil spill response; Education re: hydraulic fracturing, e.g. H.R. 2766 & S. 1215: FRAC Act; To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes; H.R.3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF; HR 5626 -Blowout Prevention Act, to protect public health and safety and the environment by requiring the use of safe well control technologies and practices for the drilling of high-risk oil and gas wells in the United States, and for other purposes; Issues related to biofuels blend wall; Oil Sands re general education; Alaska re support for Shell leases general education; Advance Shell Alaska permits; HR 3534-Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009; HR 5214-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5215-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5222-Suspend activities in OCS until investigation is complete; HR 5241-BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission; HR 5242-No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access; HR 5287-East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access; HR 5313-Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations; HR 5355-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5356-Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5358-Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places; HR 5436-Prohibit MMS from issuing permits; HR 5459-Outercontinental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability; HR 5506-Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA; HR 5513-Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil; HR 5519-Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety; HR 5520-Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons; HR 5525-OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium; HR 5572-Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5585-Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; HR 5607-SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up; HR 5608-Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans; HR 5613-American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC; HR 5626-Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells; HR 5629-Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans; HR 5634-Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's; HR 5657-OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas; HR 5661-Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act; royalty for discharged oil; HR 5666-Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells; HR 5677-SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed Govt response; HR 5686-Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners; HR 5697-OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners; HR 5709-Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan; S 3305-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3306-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3308-OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete; S 3343-Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution; S 3345-Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3346-Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3358-West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA; S 3375-Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3391-Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing; S 3405-Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; S 3443-OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans; S 3433-Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards; S 3472-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3478-Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3489-Terminate moratorium; S 3492-Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells; S 3497-Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; require containment plan for all leases; S 3509-Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction; S 3512-Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S 3514-Guarenteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund; S 3515-Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills; S 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources; S 3525-Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade; S 3541-Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling; S 3545-Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium.
Client expense: $4,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency / energy tax legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R.1862 and H.R. 2998; S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), and related legislation, including S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010. Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, and related legislation included H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. H.R. 2766/S. 1215, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act). Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Educate on Shell's safe, high-tech operations in the Gulf of Mexico and our plans for exploration in AK-No bill; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - response to GoM moratorium; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - air permit for AK OCS; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; S 1462-American Clean Energy and Security Act; S 3547-Price Gouging Act; Senate Energy Bill; Well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium and permits for Shell's Alaska offshore operations. Shell's participation in energy hearings; Legislation included the Clear Act HR 3534: royalty reform, an enhanced planning process Outer Continental Shelf, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund; HR 5626-the Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; HR 5682-the Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010: Liability cap and the Jones Act issues; Climate Change/Gas Incentives; S1733 the Kerry-Lieberman Bill - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; Clean Air Act; Issues related to offshore oil and gas activities and oil spill response; Education re: hydraulic fracturing, e.g. H.R. 2766 & S. 1215: FRAC Act; To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes; H.R.3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF; HR 5626 -Blowout Prevention Act, to protect public health and safety and the environment by requiring the use of safe well control technologies and practices for the drilling of high-risk oil and gas wells in the United States, and for other purposes; Issues related to biofuels blend wall; Oil Sands re general education; Alaska re support for Shell leases general education; Advance Shell Alaska permits; HR 3534-Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009; HR 5214-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5215-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5222-Suspend activities in OCS until investigation is complete; HR 5241-BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission; HR 5242-No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access; HR 5287-East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access; HR 5313-Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations; HR 5355-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5356-Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5358-Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places; HR 5436-Prohibit MMS from issuing permits; HR 5459-Outercontinental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability; HR 5506-Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA; HR 5513-Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil; HR 5519-Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety; HR 5520-Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons; HR 5525-OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium; HR 5572-Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5585-Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; HR 5607-SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up; HR 5608-Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans; HR 5613-American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC; HR 5626-Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells; HR 5629-Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans; HR 5634-Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's; HR 5657-OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas; HR 5661-Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act; royalty for discharged oil; HR 5666-Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells; HR 5677-SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed Govt response; HR 5686-Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners; HR 5697-OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners; HR 5709-Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan; S 3305-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3306-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3308-OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete; S 3343-Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution; S 3345-Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3346-Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3358-West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA; S 3375-Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3391-Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing; S 3405-Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; S 3443-OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans; S 3433-Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards; S 3472-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3478-Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3489-Terminate moratorium; S 3492-Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells; S 3497-Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; require containment plan for all leases; S 3509-Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction; S 3512-Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S 3514-Guarenteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund; S 3515-Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills; S 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources; S 3525-Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade; S 3541-Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling; S 3545-Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium.
Client expense: $4,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy (Waxman-Markey Bill). S 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman Bill). HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. S 967 the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to create a petroleum product reserve, and for other purposes. HR 1862 To cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes. HR 2326 To promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and for other purposes. HR 2631 To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing offshore drilling, eliminating federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach benchmark amount, and promoting free trade. HR 2998 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. S 774 A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying energy sources for onroad transport, increasing the supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. S 807 A bill to reduce fuel prices and improve national energy security by increasing domestic supply, reducing excessive speculation in the markets, and promoting long-term security through alternative energy sources, and for other purposes. S 1462 A bill to promote clean energy technology development, enhanced energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development, and for other purposes. HR 1787 To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2283 To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 943 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 1095 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S 1733 A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy. HJRes 76 - Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. SJRes 26 - A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. S 3072 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act. EPA Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)-2. S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million). S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident. HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident; and (2) direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills: and (2) restrictions on the borrowing authority of such Trust Fund. S 3461 - Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act. S 3516 - Outer-Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010. S 3497 - Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of each lease issued or renewed after enactment of this Act, to require the incorporation into the lease of a peer-reviewed response plan describing the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil at the depth at which the exploration, development, or production authorized under the lease is to take place. S 3509 - Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 232 - To provide for the creation of a Federal greenhouse gas registry, and for other purposes. HR 391 - To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes. HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. HR 609 - To permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes. HR 1329 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to support efforts by States and eligible local and regional entities to develop and implement plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, and for other purposes. S 724 - A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in determining whether a species is a threatened or endangered species, and for other purposes. HR 1862 To cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes. HR 2998 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 1787 To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2283 To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 943 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 1095 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S 1733 A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy. HJRes 76 - Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. SJRes 26 - A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. S 3072 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act. EPA Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)-2. HR 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy (Waxman-Markey Bill). S 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman Bill). S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million). S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident. HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident; and (2) direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills: and (2) restrictions on the borrowing authority of such Trust Fund. S 3461 - Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act. S 3516 - Outer-Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010. S 3497 - Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of each lease issued or renewed after enactment of this Act, to require the incorporation into the lease of a peer-reviewed response plan describing the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil at the depth at which the exploration, development, or production authorized under the lease is to take place. S 3509 - Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010. S 3164 - Polluter Pays Restoration Act. S 3125 - Superfund Polluter Pays Act. S 3209 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 - Bill to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). House discussion draft to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
HR 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy (Waxman-Markey Bill). S 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman Bill). HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. S 967 the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to create a petroleum product reserve, and for other purposes. HR 1862 To cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes. HR 2326 To promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and for other purposes. HR 2631 To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing offshore drilling, eliminating federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach benchmark amount, and promoting free trade. HR 2998 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. S 774 A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying energy sources for onroad transport, increasing the supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. S 807 A bill to reduce fuel prices and improve national energy security by increasing domestic supply, reducing excessive speculation in the markets, and promoting long-term security through alternative energy sources, and for other purposes. S 1462 A bill to promote clean energy technology development, enhanced energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development, and for other purposes. HR 1787 To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2283 To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 943 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 1095 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S 1733 A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy. HJRes 76 - Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. SJRes 26 - A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. S 3072 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act EPA Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)-2. S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million). S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident. HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident; and (2) direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills: and (2) restrictions on the borrowing authority of such Trust Fund. S 3461 - Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act. S 3516 - Outer-Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010. S 3497 - Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of each lease issued or renewed after enactment of this Act, to require the incorporation into the lease of a peer-reviewed response plan describing the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil at the depth at which the exploration, development, or production authorized under the lease is to take place. S 3509 - Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
HR 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy (Waxman-Markey Bill). S 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman Bill). HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. S 967 the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to create a petroleum product reserve, and for other purposes. HR 1862 To cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes. HR 2326 To promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and for other purposes. HR 2631 To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing offshore drilling, eliminating federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach benchmark amount, and promoting free trade. HR 2998 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. S 774 A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying energy sources for onroad transport, increasing the supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. S 807 A bill to reduce fuel prices and improve national energy security by increasing domestic supply, reducing excessive speculation in the markets, and promoting long-term security through alternative energy sources, and for other purposes. S 1462 A bill to promote clean energy technology development, enhanced energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development, and for other purposes. HR 1787 To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2283 To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 943 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 1095 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S 1733 A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy. HJRes 76 - Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. SJRes 26 - A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. S 3072 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act EPA Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)-2. S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million). S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident. HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident; and (2) direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills: and (2) restrictions on the borrowing authority of such Trust Fund. S 3461 - Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act. S 3516 - Outer-Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010. S 3497 - Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of each lease issued or renewed after enactment of this Act, to require the incorporation into the lease of a peer-reviewed response plan describing the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil at the depth at which the exploration, development, or production authorized under the lease is to take place. S 3509 - Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 232 - To provide for the creation of a Federal greenhouse gas registry, and for other purposes. HR 391 - To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes. HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. HR 609 - To permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes. HR 1329 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to support efforts by States and eligible local and regional entities to develop and implement plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, and for other purposes. S 724 - A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in determining whether a species is a threatened or endangered species, and for other purposes. HR 1862 To cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes. HR 2998 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 1787 To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2283 To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 943 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 1095 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S 1733 A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy. HJRes 76 - Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. SJRes 26 - A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. S 3072 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act. EPA Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)-2. HR 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy (Waxman-Markey Bill). S 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman Bill). S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million). S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident. HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident; and (2) direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills: and (2) restrictions on the borrowing authority of such Trust Fund. S 3461 - Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act. S 3516 - Outer-Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010. S 3497 - Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of each lease issued or renewed after enactment of this Act, to require the incorporation into the lease of a peer-reviewed response plan describing the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil at the depth at which the exploration, development, or production authorized under the lease is to take place. S 3509 - Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010. S 3164 - Polluter Pays Restoration Act. S 3125 - Superfund Polluter Pays Act. S 3209 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 - Bill to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). House discussion draft to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act, a bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy (Waxman-Markey Bill). S 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman Bill). HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. S 967 the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to create a petroleum product reserve, and for other purposes. HR 1862 To cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes. HR 2326 To promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and for other purposes. HR 2631 To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing offshore drilling, eliminating federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach benchmark amount, and promoting free trade. HR 2998 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. S 774 A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying energy sources for onroad transport, increasing the supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. S 807 A bill to reduce fuel prices and improve national energy security by increasing domestic supply, reducing excessive speculation in the markets, and promoting long-term security through alternative energy sources, and for other purposes. S 1462 A bill to promote clean energy technology development, enhanced energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development, and for other purposes. HR 1787 To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2283 To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 943 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes. S 1095 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S 1733 A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy. HJRes 76 - Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. SJRes 26 - A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. S 3072 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act EPA Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)-2. S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million). S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident. HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident; and (2) direct the President to promulgate regulations to allow advance payments from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to states and localities to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills: and (2) restrictions on the borrowing authority of such Trust Fund. S 3461 - Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act. S 3516 - Outer-Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010. S 3497 - Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of each lease issued or renewed after enactment of this Act, to require the incorporation into the lease of a peer-reviewed response plan describing the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil at the depth at which the exploration, development, or production authorized under the lease is to take place. S 3509 - Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Support H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, to cap global warming pollution and increase energy efficiency and renewable energy. Work to strengthen S. 1462, the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, to include a stronger renewable electricity standard. Oppose offshore drilling and tar sands provisions. Support S. 433 to establish a Renewable Electricity Standards of 25% by 2025. Opposition to any efforts to undermine the accounting of the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of biofuels. Support for S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act to put a cap on global warming pollution and create clean energy jobs. Support for H.R. 4213, American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010, to provide tax extension credits for several energy programs. Support for S. 1379, the Energy Efficiency in Housing Act of 2009, to increase energy efficiency standards for housing sector. Support for the American Power Act, comprehensive energy and climate legislation being drafted by Senators Kerry and Lieberman. Support for H.R. 3534, the Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act, to reform onshore and offshore energy leasing and royalty collection practices. Support for S. 3516, the Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, that would reform onshore and offshore energy leasing and royalty collection practices. Support for H.R. 5213, the West Coast Ocean Protection Act, that would permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling activities off the West Coast of the United States. Support for H.R. 5248, the No New Drilling Act, that would permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling activities nationally. Support for H.R. 5214, the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act, that would lift existing liability cap for oil corporation activities. Support for S.3472, the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act, that would lift existing liability cap for oil corporation activities. Support for S.3405, the Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, that would eliminate federal tax subsidies to oil corporations. Support for S.3601, bill to promote the oil independence of the United States: would establish targets for national oil use reduction. Support H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, that would extend several tax credits. Advocated for inclusion clean energy measures and omission of extension of anti-environment tax provisions, such as VEETC. Supprt H.R. 5644, the End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010, that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies. Support Amendment 4318 to H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, that would cut big oil subsidies to reduce the deficit and invest in the Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 594: Save Our Climate Act of 2009; provisions regarding funding and taxes HR 1482: Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2009; provisions regarding funding levels, windfall profit taxes HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; provisions related to Title III HR 4213: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; provisions regarding energy taxes, revenue and funding, energy development and Title IV HR 4529: Roadmap for Americas Future Act of 2010; provisions regarding taxes, revenue and funding HR 4940: Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act; provisions regarding taxes and tariffs HR 5104: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for the deduction for domestic oil related production activities of companies which are not major integrated oil companies; provisions regarding tax deductions HR 5214: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010; provisions regarding taxes HR 5435: Big Oil Accountability Act of 2010; provisions regarding taxes HR 5486: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposes (aka: Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010); provisions regarding revenue and funding S 3405: Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; provisions regarding taxes General discussions regarding tax issues Presidents Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Proposals; revenue raising provisions related to oil and gas taxpayers and other business related tax provisions
Client expense: $2,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS)
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor energy (S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009) and climate legislation (S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act), as they relate to the domestic oil refinery industry (cap and trade, emissions allocations for oil and gas, low carbon fuel standard, access), and tax provisions affecting the oil and gas industry; monitor legislation (S. 1215, H.R. 2766) to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act; monitor legislation responding to the Gulf oil spill: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3305, H.R. 5214); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 (S. 3306); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3472); H.R. 5355; and Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 (H.R. 5626).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1020/ S. 931. Arbitration Fairness Act (entire bill) H.R. 1237/ S. 512. Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (entire bill) H.R. 991. Consumer Fairness Act (entire bill) S. 458. False Claims Clarification Act (entire bill) H.R. 1788. False Claims Corrections Act (entire bill) S. 386. Fraud enforcement and Recovery Act, Section 4 H.R. 1346/ S. 540. Medical Device Safety Act (entire bill) H.R. 759. Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act (entire bill) H.R. 609. Right to Clean Vehicles Act (entire bill) H.R. 1508/ S.537. Sunshine in Litigation Act (entire bill) H.R. 812. Commonsense Consumption Act of 2009 (entire bill) S. 1504. Notice Pleading Restoration Act (entire bill) S. 1551. Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act (entire bill) H.R. 3326. FY 2010 DOD Appropriations ( Sec 8116. Arbitration) H.R. 4115. Open Access to Court (entire bill) S. 3305/ H.R. 5214. Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act (entire bill) S. 3472. Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act (entire bill) H.R. 5069. Fair Payment of Court Fees Act (entire bill) H.R. 5419. Sunshine on Litigation Act (entire bill) H.R. 5503. SPILL Act (entire bill) H.R. 5629. Oil Spill Accountability Act (entire bill) S.A. 3776. Overturn Stoneridge vs. Scientific Atlanta (entire amendment) S.A. 3794. Financial Fund Provisions (entire amendment)
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2010 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, provisions relating to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; Whole Bills: S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act; S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act; S. 3306, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act; S. 3472, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act; S. 3542, Oil Spill Compensation Act; S. 3514, Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act; S. 3375, Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; S. 3346, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act; S. 3309, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act; H.R. 5214, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act; H.R. 5572, Oil Spill Prevention Act; S. 3509, Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act; S. 3492, Emergency Relief Well Act; S. 3473, A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; H.R. 5499, To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; H.R. 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act; H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act; H.R. 5525, To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior; H.R. 5519, Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act; H.R. 5481, To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling; H.R. 5241, BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act; Preliminary Revised Program, Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 2007-2012. Legislative efforts concerning proposed bill amending EPACT 05 regarding drilling technologies (not yet introduced); Legislative efforts concerning the Deepwater Horizon incident; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico incident, oil spill liability and response efforts, offshore drilling equipment and safety; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Notice to Lessees Nos. 2010-N04, 2010-N05, 2010-N06.
Client expense: $2,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2010 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.3305 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3306 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5214 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5355 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. S. 3472 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S.3542 (Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010), to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a Commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and Federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. General lobbying on the claims process under the Oil Pollution Act, the $20 billion Trust Fund and independent claims facility.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE