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Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; To Prohibit EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act [H.R.404][H.R.424][H.R.426][H.R.748][H.R.1075][H.R.1188][H.R.1657][H.R.2112]Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 Agriculture Appropriations 2012; Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act; Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 [H.R. 2307][H.R.3097][H.R.3098][H.R.4345][S.187][S.520][S.530][S.559][S.782][S.2264][S.1603]
Client expense: $49,682 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. H.R.60, repeals info reporting requirement expansion for $600 and larger payments to corporations. H.R.144, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011. H.R.584, repeals information reporting requirements added by Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R.705, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. H.R.1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act. H.R.1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Act of 2011. S.18, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act. S.359, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. S.844, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011. S.871, Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act. S.1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act. S.1291, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a renewable electricity integration credit. H.R.2959, Charitable Agricultural Research Act. S.1561, Charitable Agricultural Research Act. S.3403, Death Tax Repeal S.3440, to extend estate and gift tax rules for a year. H.R.6271, Farmily Farm and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012. Issues other than legislation: Targeted tax reductions. Tax exemption for farmland sold with residence. Tax credits for state and local property taxes. Federal estate tax reform. Tax deductibility of insurance premiums. Tax credits for renewable energy. Tax credits for small businesses.
Client expense: $6,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 426, Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011 H.R. 1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 H.R. 1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011, Biofuels Amendments Issues related to E-15, flex-fuel vehicles, blender pumps, renwable fuel standard S.187, Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 S. 884, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011 S. 1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act H.R. 2231, Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act H.R. 4345, Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act S. 871, Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act S. 1057, Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act S. 559, Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act S. 1321, Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011 S. 1603, Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011 S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 H.R. 1687,Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 S. 2064, Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act H.R. 748, To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles, and for other purposes. H.R. 424, Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act H.R. 3199, To provide a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. H.R. 3097, Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act H.R. 3098, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act H.R. 3308, Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act H.R. 3373, STEM Education Innovation Act of 2011 Issues relating to the RFS waiver petition Amendments to RFS in H.R. 1, supplemental for Sandy
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
VEETC Extension; VEETC Reform; S.520; S.530; S.482; H.R.1188; H.R.1149; H.R.1075; H.R.910; H.R.426
Client expense: $226,358 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; To Prohibit EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act [H.R.404][H.R.424][H.R.426][H.R.748][H.R.1075][H.R.1188][H.R.1657][H.R.2112] Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 Agriculture Appropriations 2012; Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act; Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 [H.R. 2307][H.R.3097][H.R.3098][H.R.4345][S.187][S.520][S.530][S.559][S.782][S.2264][S.1603]
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| VA |
| Jeff Flake | Republican | AZ |
| John B. Larson | Democratic | CT |
| John F. Tierney | Democratic | MA |
| Lynn C. Woolsey | Democratic | CA |
| Michael H. Michaud | Democratic | ME |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Richard L. Hanna | Republican | NY |
| Todd Young | Republican | IN |
| Tom McClintock | Republican | CA |
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; To Prohibit EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act [H.R.404][H.R.424][H.R.426][H.R.748][H.R.1075][H.R.1188][H.R.1657][H.R.2112] Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 Agriculture Appropriations 2012; Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act; Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 [H.R. 2307][H.R.3097][H.R.3098][H.R.4345][S.187][S.520][S.530][S.559][S.782][S.2264][S.1603]
Client expense: $47,484 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
VEETC Extension; VEETC Reform; S.520; S.530; S.482; H.R. 1188; H.R. 1149; H.R. 1075; H.R. 910; H.R. 426
Client expense: $237,608 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. H.R.60, repeals info reporting requirement expansion for $600 and larger payments to corporations. H.R.144, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011. H.R.584, repeals information reporting requirements added by Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R.705, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. H.R.1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act. H.R.1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Act of 2011. S.18, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act. S.359, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. S.844, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011. S.871, Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act. S.1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act. S.1291, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a renewable electricity integration credit. H.R.2959, Charitable Agricultural Research Act. S.1561, Charitable Agricultural Research Act. S.3403, Death Tax Repeal S.3440, to extend estate and gift tax rules for a year. H.R.6271, Farmily Farm and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012. Issues other than legislation: Targeted tax reductions. Tax exemption for farmland sold with residence. Tax credits for state and local property taxes. Federal estate tax reform. Tax deductibility of insurance premiums. Tax credits for renewable energy. Tax credits for small businesses.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 426, Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011 H.R. 1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 H.R. 1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011, Biofuels Amendments Issues related to E-15, flex-fuel vehicles, blender pumps, renwable fuel standard S.187, Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 S. 884, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011 S. 1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act H.R. 2231, Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act H.R. 4345, Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act S. 871, Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act S. 1057, Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act S. 559, Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act S. 1321, Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011 S. 1603, Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011 S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 H.R. 1687,Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 S. 2064, Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act H.R. 748, To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles, and for other purposes. H.R. 424, Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act H.R. 3199, To provide a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. H.R. 3097, Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act H.R. 3098, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act H.R. 3308, Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act H.R. 3373, STEM Education Innovation Act of 2011 Issues relating to the RFS waiver petition
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; To Prohibit EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act [H.R.404][H.R.424][H.R.748][H.R.1075][H.R.1188][H.R.1657][H.R.2112] Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 Agriculture Appropriations 2012; Renewable Fule Standard Elimination Act; Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act; Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 [H.R. 2307][H.R.3097][H.R.3098][H.R.4345][S.187][S.520][S.530][S.559][S.782][S.2264][S.1603]
Client expense: $95,408 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; To Prohibit EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act [H.R.404][H.R.424][H.R.426][H.R.748][H.R.1075][H.R.1188][H.R.1657][H.R.2112] Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 Agriculture Appropriations 2012; Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act; Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 [H.R. 2307][H.R.3097][H.R.3098][H.R.4345][S.187][S.520][S.530][S.559][S.782][S.2264][S.1603]
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
VEETC Extension; VEETC Reform; S.520; S.530; S.482; H.R. 1188; H.R. 1149; H.R. 1075; H.R. 910; H.R. 426
Client expense: $236,609 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 426, Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011 H.R. 1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 H.R. 1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011, Biofuels Amendments Issues related to E-15, flex-fuel vehicles, blender pumps, renwable fuel standard S.187, Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 S. 884, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011 S. 1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act H.R. 2231, Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act H.R. 4345, Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act S. 871, Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act S. 1057, Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act S. 559, Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act S. 1321, Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011 S. 1603, Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011 S. 2270, Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 H.R. 1687,Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 S. 2064, Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act H.R. 748, To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles, and for other purposes. H.R. 424, Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act H.R. 3199, To provide a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. H.R. 3097, Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act H.R. 3098, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act H.R. 3308, Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act H.R. 3373, STEM Education Innovation Act of 2011
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 426, Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011 H.R. 1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act H.R. 1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act S.187, Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 S. 884, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011 S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Act of 2012 H.R. 4345, To provide liability protection for claims based on the design, manufacture, sale, offer for sale, introduction into commerce, or use of certain fuels and fuel additives, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. H.R.60, repeals info reporting requirement expansion for $600 and larger payments to corporations. H.R.144, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011. H.R.584, repeals information reporting requirements added by Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R.705, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. H.R.1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act. H.R.1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Act of 2011. S.18, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act. S.359, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. S.844, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011. S.871, Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act. S.1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act. S.1291, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a renewable electricity integration credit. H.R.2959, Charitable Agricultural Research Act. S.1561, Charitable Agricultural Research Act. Issues other than legislation: Targeted tax reductions. Tax exemption for farmland sold with residence. Tax credits for state and local property taxes. Federal estate tax reform. Tax deductibility of insurance premiums. Tax credits for renewable energy. Tax credits for small businesses.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor legislation as it pertains to renewable energy and efficient energy management; S1000 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 as it relates to energy saving in building projects.HR 2170 Cutting Federal Red Tape to facilitate Renewable Energy Act; HR 2176 Clean Eneregy Promotion Act; HR 4017 Smart Energy Act; S2146 Clean Energy Standard Act 2012; In addition, monitor legislation concerning all provisions relating to Ethanol Tax Credits; H.R. 851 Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2011; S 520-H.R.1075 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act. H.R. 1188 Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011; HR 2231 Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act; HR 2307 and Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; S 530 A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; S 871 Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act. Planned and coordinated contacts/meetings with congressional staff on behalf of client energy issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; To Prohibit EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act [H.R.404] [H.R.424] [H.R.426] [H.R.748] [H.R.1075] [H.R.1188] [H.R.1657] [H.R.2112] Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 Agriculture Appropriations 2012; Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act; Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 [H.R.2307] [H.R.3097] [H.R.3098] [H.R.4345] [S.187] [S.520] [S.530] [S.559] [S.782] [S.2264] [S.1603]
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; To Prohibit EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act [H.R.404] [H.R.424] [H.R.426] [H.R.748] [H.R.1075] [H.R.1188] [H.R.1657] [H.R.2112] Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 Agriculture Appropriations 2012; Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act; Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 [H.R.2307] [H.R.3097] [H.R.3098] [H.R.4345] [S.187] [S.520] [S.530] [S.559] [S.782] [S.2264] [S.1603]
Client expense: $63,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 426, Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011 H.R. 1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 H.R. 1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011, Biofuels Amendments Extension of ethanol tariff Issues related to E-15, flex-fuel vehicles, blender pumps Issues related to VEETC and the ethanol tariff DOE loan guarantee program S.187, Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 S. 884, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011 S. 1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act H.R. 2231, Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act H.R. 4345, Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 426, Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011 H.R. 1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act H.R. 1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act S.187, Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 S. 884, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011 S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Act of 2012 H.R. 4345, To provide liability protection for claims based on the design, manufacture, sale, offer for sale, introduction into commerce, or use of certain fuels and fuel additives, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Various Energy Issues; H.R. 424 The VEETC Repeal Act; H.R. 426 - Remove Incentive for Ethanol Act; H.R. 748 - Prohibit the EPA; H.R. 1075 VEETC Repeal Act; H.R. 1188 VEETC Repeal Act; H.R. 1/H Amdt. 145 - Stop Ethanol Infrastructure; H.R. 1/H Amdt. 156 - Prohibit EPA from raising gasoline from E10 to E15; S. 520 - End Ethanol Subsidies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; To Prohibit EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act [H.R.404] [H.R.424] [H.R.426] [H.R.748] [H.R.1075] [H.R.1188] [H.R.1657] [H.R.2112] Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 Agriculture Appropriations 2012; Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act; Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 [H.R.2307] [H.R.3097] [H.R.3098] [H.R.4345] [S.187] [S.520] [S.530] [S.559] [S.782] [S.2264] [S.1603]
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. H.R.60, repeals info reporting requirement expansion for $600 and larger payments to corporations. H.R.144, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011. H.R.584, repeals information reporting requirements added by Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R.705, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. H.R.1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act. H.R.1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Act of 2011. S.18, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act. S.359, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. S.844, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011. S.871, Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act. S.1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act. S.1291, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a renewable electricity integration credit. H.R.2959, Charitable Agricultural Research Act. S.1561, Charitable Agricultural Research Act. Issues other than legislation: Targeted tax reductions. Tax exemption for farmland sold with residence. Tax credits for state and local property taxes. Federal estate tax reform. Tax deductibility of insurance premiums. Tax credits for renewable energy. Tax credits for small businesses.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
VEETC Extension; VEETC Reform; S.520; S.530; S.482; H.R. 1188; H.R.1149; H.R. 1075; H.R. 910; H.R.426
Client expense: $255,844 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 1075 -- Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (entire bill); S 1057 -- Ethanol Subsidy & Tariff Repeal Act (entire bill); S 1185 -- Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act (entire bill); HR 2307 -- Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act (entire bill); HR 1188 -- Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 (entire bill); HR 3097 -- Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act (RFS reform); No bill # -- Ethanol -- eliminating infrastructure funding.
Client expense: $1,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor legislation as it pertains to renewable energy and efficient energy management; S 1000 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 as it relates to energy saving in building projects. HR 2170 Cutting Federal Red Tape to facilitate Renewable Energy Act; HR 2176 Clean Energy Promotion Act; HR 4017 Smart Energy Act; S2146 Clean Energy Standard Act 2012; planned and supervised client contacts with congressional staff pursuing client's interest. In addition, monitor legislation concerning all provisions relating to Ethanol Tax Credits ;H.R. 851 Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2011; S 520-H.R.1075 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; H.R. 1188 Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011; HR 2231 Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act; HR 2307 and Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; S 530 A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; S 871 Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act. Planned and coordinated contacts/meetings with congressional staff on behalf of client energy issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · first_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211 Clean Air Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content in Gasoline to 15% EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161; FRL-8903-1 Changes to the Renewable Fuels Standard Program Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) and Import Tariff Amendments Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (S. 520) Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (H.R. 1075) Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 (H.R. 1188)
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2011 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
No Bill or Docket # - Possible tax incentives for producing energy from animal by-products Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and Import Tariff Amendments User Fees- Food Safety Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (S. 520) Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (H.R. 1075) Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 (H.R. 1188)
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2011 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) and Import Tariff Amendments Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (S.520) EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211 Clean Air Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content in Gasoline to 15 Percent EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161; FRL-8903-1 Changes to the Renewable Fuels Standard Program Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (H.R. 1075) Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 (H.R. 1188)
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2011 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; To Prohibit EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 [H.R.1] [H.R.404] [H.R.424] [H.R.426] [H.R.748] [H.R.1075] [H.R.1188] [H.R.2112] [H.R.2307] Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; Agriculture Appropriations 2012; Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act [H.R.3097] [S.187] [S.493] [S.520] [S.530] [S.559] [S.782]
Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S 520 -- Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (entire bill); S 530 -- A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes (entire bill); HR 1075 -- Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (entire bill); S 1057 -- Ethanol Subsidy & Tariff Repeal Act (entire bill); S 1185 -- Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act (entire bill); HR 2307 -- Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act (entire bill); HR 1188 -- Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 (entire bill); S 782 -- Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 (Ethanol/eliminating infrastructure funding -- Amendment # 411); S 365 -- Budget Control Act of 2011 (elimination of ethanol tax credits and tariff); No bill # -- Energy/power issues; No bill # -- Renewable Fuels Standard reform (entire issue).
Client expense: $1,050,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2011 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S 493 -- SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 (Ethanol Amendment #220); S 520 -- Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (entire bill); S 530 -- A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes (entire bill); HR 1075 -- Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (entire bill); S 1057 -- Ethanol Subsidy & Tariff Repeal Act (entire bill); (entire bill); S 1185 -- Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act (entire bill); HR 2307 -- Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act (entire bill); HR 1188 -- Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 (entire bill); S 782 -- Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 (Ethanol Amendment # 476); HR 2112 -- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Ethanol Amendment # 475); S 782 -- Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 (Ethanol/eliminating infrastructure funding -- Amendment # 411).
Client expense: $970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 426, Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011 H.R. 1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 H.R. 1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011, Biofuels Amendments Extension of ethanol tariff Issues related to E-15, flex-fuel vehicles, blender pumps Issues related to VEETC and the ethanol tariff DOE loan guarantee program S.187, Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 S. 884, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011 S. 1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act HR 2231, Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 426, Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011 H.R. 1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act H.R. 1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act S.187, Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 S. 884, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011 HR 2231, Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
VEETC Extension; VEETC Reform; S.520; S.530; S.482; H.R.1188; H.R.1149; H.R.1075; H.R.910; H.R.426
Client expense: $264,502 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2011 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Opposition to the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline under consideration at the State Department, which would increase both our nation's reliance on polluting fossil fuels and threaten wildlife and wetlands. Support for H.R. 2599, the PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2011, which would facilitate residential clean energy investments. Opposition to Arctic Ocean offshore drilling, which is under consideration by the Obama Administration. Support for cutting oil subsidies and opposition to discretionary spending cuts that would harm the environment. Views communicated to budget and deficit Super Committee members. Support for H.R. 1188, H.R. 1075, and S. 520, which would repeal the volumetric ethanol excise tax. Support for S. 1126, the Renewable Energy Access through Leasing Act, which would increase energy efficiency in housing. Opposition to H.R. 2354, the Energy & Water Appropriations Bill, which would increase funding for polluting energy sources while cutting critical investments in clean, renewable energy and also includes an anti-environmental rider blocking the Administration's proposed Clean Water Act guidance. Support for S. 734, the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011, which authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of advanced, energy-saving vehicles and related technologies for FY2012-FY2016. Opposition to H.R. 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, which included unrelated anti-environmental policy riders mandating an approval timeline for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and gutting the EPAs proposed standards to reduce mercury and other air toxics from industrial boilers and incinerators.
Client expense: $30,000 · 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, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2011 · fourth_quarter · Commodities (big ticket)
Urged House and Senate not to renew the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; H.R. 1188, the Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act, all provisions; support amendment to block EPA funds for implementation of rule allowing E15; H.R. 2037, Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act, to end VEETC and Ethantol Import tariffs; S.1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act, to create new subsidies for ethanol infrastructure; Oppose any new legislation that would modify Renewal Fuel Standard to include corn ethanol or biobutanol as advanced biofuel or expand the Alternative Fuels Tax Credit to allow E85 to qualify or provide funding for ethanol blender pumps or extend the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; McCain Amendment No. 741 to H.R. 2112, the FY12 Agriculture Appropriations bill, to prohibit funds used to pay for ethanol belnder pumps and storage facilities.
Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2011 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental and climate change issues; HR 1 Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011, Specifically, the Sullivan amendment (156) to prohibit EPA from spending money on E15 and the Flake amendment (145) cutting off spending for flex fuel pumps; H.R.230 21st Century Energy Independence Act of 2011; H.R.404 Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; H.R.426 Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; H.R.424 Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; H.R.748 To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles, and for other purposes; H.R.910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; H.R.1075 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; H.R.1188 Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011; H.R.1516 Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act of 2011; H.R. 2073 Country-Of-Origin Labeling for Fuels Act; H.R.2231 Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act; H.R. 2584 The Interior/EPA Appropriations Act specifically the Sullivan Amendment to prevent the EPA from implementing E15; H.R.3097 Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; H.AMDT.475 to H.R.2112 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the construction of an ethanol blender pump or an ethanol storage facility; S.152 Dual Fuel Vehicle Act of 2011; S 187 Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; S.530 A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes; S.559 Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act; S. 884 Domestic Energy Production Act; S.1057 Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act; S.1085 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to define next generation biofuel, and to allow States the option of not participating in the corn ethanol portions of the renewable fuel standard due to conflicts with agricultural, economic, energy, and environmental goals; S.1185 Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act; S.1321 Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011; S.1603 Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011; S.AMDT. 411 to S.782 To prohibit the use of Federal funds to construct ethanol blender pumps or ethanol storage facilities; Energy programs set to be reauthorized by the 2012 Farm Bill, specifically the Rural Energy for American Program and the Biomass Crop Assistance Program; General efforts to get government loan guarantees for an ethanol pipeline; General efforts to increase the number of flex fuel vehicles; General efforts to increase the number of flex pumps (blender pump); General items related to Renewable Fuel Standard; General items relating to a 15 percent ethanol blend and the fuel waiver filed with the EPA (E15); Having ethanol produced from corn starch qualify as an advanced biofuel under the RFS; Having ethanol produced from sorghum qualify as an advanced biofuel under the RFS; Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee programs at the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2011 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental and climate change issues; H.R.404 Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; H.R.426 Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; H.R.1075 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; H.R.1188 Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011; H.R.2231 Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act; H.R.2307 Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; S.520 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; S.530 A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes; S.559 Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act; S.871 Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act; S. 884 Domestic Energy Production Act; S.1057 Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act; S.1185 Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act; S.AMDT. 436 to S.782 To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; S.AMDT. 476 to S.782 To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; General efforts to overhaul and extend ethanol incentivesVEETC and ethanol tariff
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2011 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Various Energy Issues; H.R. 424 The VEETC Repeal Act; H.R. 426 - Remove Incentives for Ethanol Act; H.R. 748 - Prohibit the EPA; H.R. 1075 VEETC Repeal Act; H.R. 1188 VEETC Repeal Act; H.R. 1/H Amdt.145 - Stop Ethanol Infrastructure; H.R. 1/H Amdt. 156 - Prohibit EPA from raising gasoline from E10 to E15; S. 520 - End Ethanol Subsidies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; To Prohibit EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 [H.R.1] [H.R.404] [H.R.424] [H.R.426] [H.R.748] [H.R.1075] [H.R.1188] [H.R.2112] [H.R.2307] Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; Agriculture Appropriations 2012; Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act [H.R.3097] [S.187] [S.493] [S.520] [S.530] [S.559] [S.782]
Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office
2011 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 1075 -- Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (entire bill); S 1057 -- Ethanol Subsidy & Tariff Repeal Act (entire bill); S 1185 -- Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act (entire bill); HR 2307 -- Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act (entire bill); HR 1188 -- Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 (entire bill); HR 3097 -- Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act (RFS reform); No bill # -- Ethanol -- eliminating infrastructure funding.
Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax issues associated with enthanol production and incentives to increase ethanol production; HR 426 (Flake); HR 1075 (Womack); HR 1188 (Leonard); S 520 (Coburn); S 530 (Feinstein).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
U.S. tariff and tax credit on ethanol. H.R. 1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 H.R. 1075/S. 520, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act S. 530, A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes S. 871, Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act H.R. 2307, Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor legislation as it pertains to renewable energy and efficient energy management; S 1000 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 as it relates to energy saving in building projects.HR 1516 Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act of 2011; HR 1598 Solar Opportunity and Local Access Rights Act; HR 1682 American-Made Energy Act of 2011; HR 2170 Cutting Federal Red Tape to facilitate Renewable Energy Act; HR 2176 Clean Energy Promotion Act. In addition, monitor legislation concerning all provisions relating to Ethanol Tax Credits ;H.R. 851 Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2011; S 520-H.R.1075 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; H.R. 1188 Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011; HR 2231 Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act; HR 2307 and Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; S 530 A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; S 871 Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act. Coordinated contacts/meetings with congressional staff on behalf of client energy issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Various Energy Issues H.R. 424 The VEETC Repeal Act H.R. 426 - Remove Incentives for Ethanol Act H.R. 748 - Prohibit the EPA H.R. 1075 VEETC Repeal Act H.R. 1188 VEETC Repeal Act H.R.1/H. Amdt. 145 - Stop Ethanol Infrastructure H.R.1/H. Amdt 156 - Prohibit EPA from raising gasoline from E10 to E15 S. 520 - Repeal VEETC Act S. 530 - End Ethanol Subsidies Various Conservation Reserve Program efforts
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2011 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. H.R.60, repeals info reporting requirement expansion for $600 and larger payments to corporations. H.R.144, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011. H.R.584, repeals information reporting requirements added by Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R.705, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. H.R.1075, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act. H.R.1188, Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Act of 2011. S.18, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act. S.359, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act. S.844, Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011. S.871, Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act. S.1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act. S.1291, to amend the 1986 Internal Revenue Code to give a renewable electricity integration credit. H.R.2959, Charitable Agricultural Research Act. S.1561, Charitable Agricultural Research Act. Issues other than legislation: Targeted tax reductions. Tax exemption for farmland sold with residence. Tax credits for state and local property taxes. Federal estate tax reform. Tax deductibility of insurance premiums. Tax credits for renewable energy. Tax credits for small businesses.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2011 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
H.R.1075 - Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; H.R.1188 - Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; H.R.601 - End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2011, all provisions that would reduce oil subsidies; H.R.426 - Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; H.R.748 - Prohibit the EPA Administrator from authorizing gasoline containing more than 10 percent ethanol in vehicles, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.424 - Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; H.R.1516 - Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act of 2011, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; H.R.2009 - Fuel Feedstock Freedom Act, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; H.R.2231 - Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; H.R.2307 - Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; H.R.3199 - Bill to provide an assessment of the research on the implications of using mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.520 - Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; S.530 - Bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; S.559 - Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; S.187 - Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; S.871 - Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act, all provisions that would reduce incentives for conventional ethanol production; S.884 - Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; S.1085 - Bill to amend the Clean Air Act to define next generation biofuel, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; S.1185 - Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act, all provisions that would lead to increased production of conventional ethanol; S.Amdt.741 to H.R.2112 - Amendment to prohibit the use of appropriated funds to construct, fund, install, or operate ethanol blender pumps and ethanol storage facilities, all sections.
Client expense: $63,060 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
VEETC Extension; VEETC Reform; S.520; S.530; S.482; H.R. 1188; H.R. 1149; H.R. 1075; H.R. 910; H.R. 426
Client expense: $259,125 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental and climate change issues; HR 1 Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011, Specifically, the Sullivan amendment (156) to prohibit EPA from spending money on E15 and the Flake amendment (145) cutting off spending for flex fuel pumps; H.R.230 21st Century Energy Independence Act of 2011; H.R.404 Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; H.R.426 Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; H.R.424 Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; H.R.748 To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles, and for other purposes; H.R.910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; H.R.1075 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; H.R.1188 Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011; H.R.1516 Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act of 2011; H.R. 2073 Country-Of-Origin Labeling for Fuels Act; H.R.2231 Ethanol Modernization and Deficit Reduction Act; H.R. 2584 The Interior/EPA Appropriations Act specifically the Sullivan Amendment to prevent the EPA from implementing E15; H.R.3097 Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; H.AMDT.475 to H.R.2112 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the construction of an ethanol blender pump or an ethanol storage facility; S.152 Dual Fuel Vehicle Act of 2011; S 187 Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; S.530 A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes; S.559 Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act; S. 884 Domestic Energy Production Act; S.1057 Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act; S.1085 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to define next generation biofuel, and to allow States the option of not participating in the corn ethanol portions of the renewable fuel standard due to conflicts with agricultural, economic, energy, and environmental goals; S.1185 Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act; S.1321 Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011; S.1603 Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011; S.AMDT. 411 to S.782 To prohibit the use of Federal funds to construct ethanol blender pumps or ethanol storage facilities; Energy programs set to be reauthorized by the 2012 Farm Bill, specifically the Rural Energy for American Program and the Biomass Crop Assistance Program; General efforts to get government loan guarantees for an ethanol pipeline; General efforts to increase the number of flex fuel vehicles; General efforts to increase the number of flex pumps (blender pump); General items related to Renewable Fuel Standard; General items relating to a 15 percent ethanol blend and the fuel waiver filed with the EPA (E15); Having ethanol produced from corn starch qualify as an advanced biofuel under the RFS; Having ethanol produced from sorghum qualify as an advanced biofuel under the RFS; Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee programs at the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)