New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011
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2013 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change. S. 231, EPA Regulations Suspension Act of 2011. S. 272, EPA Fair Play Act. S 482, Tax Prevention Act of 2011.H.R. 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. S. 937, American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011. H.R. 457, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act. H.R. 2036, American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011. S. 1610, Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2681, Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1183, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act. S. 1833, Fair Compliance Act of 2011. H.R. 1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011. H.R. 1405, A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating coal combustion byproducts as hazardous waste under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011. H.AMDT.799 to H.R.2401, Amendment to provide that the Cross State Air Pollution Rule has no legal force or effect, and directs EPA to continue to apply the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) for at least 3 years until after the study in the underlying bill is complete. The amendment also requires that the proposed Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule has no legal force and effect and that any subsequent Utility MACT rule be issued no sooner than 1 year after the study in the underlying bill is complete. If reissuing the rule, EPA is required to ensure that MACT standards are achievable in practice and that the compliance period is at least 5 years. S.J Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.AMDT.151 to H.R. 1, Amendment prohibits the use of funds to the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, or the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to carry out, implement, administer, or enforce any policy or procedure set forth in the memorandum issued by the EPA and the Department of the Army entitled "Enhanced Surface Coal Mining Pending Permit Coordination Procedures", dated June 11, 2009, or the guidance issued by the EPA entitled "Improving EPA Review of Appalachian Surface Coal Mining Operations under the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Environmental Justice Executive Order", dated April 1, 2010. H.R. 6172, To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing any rule imposing any standard of performance for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless and until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible. S. 3512, Coal Ash Recycling and Oversight Act of 2012. S. 3382, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012. Congressional outreach regarding BLM leasing policy. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation.
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2013 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Energy Costs & Access, including Outer Continental Shelf (no specific bill) New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 (H.R. 1380/S. 1863) Hydraulic Fracturing (no specific bill)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 (H.R. 1380 / S. 1863) Propane Green Autogas Solutions Act of 2011 (H.R. 2014 / S. 1120) Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 (S. 3521) Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 (H.R. 8)
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
No new energy subsidies; roll back existing subsidies H.R. 1380 New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS) Act - Oppose S. 1775 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act - Support H.R. 6213 - No More Solyndras Act - Oppose, end entire loan guarantee program
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.1321, The Practical Energy Plan Act for 2011, enhanced oil production provisions H.R.1659/S.1417, The Fuel Cell Industrial Jobs Act of 2011, all provisions H.R.1380/S.1863, The NATGAS Act, Tax provisions H.R.3832 The LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2012, all provisions. The Family and Business Tax Cut 2012, alt fueltax provision
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
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| Michael K. Simpson | Republican | ID |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Michael R. Turner | Republican | OH |
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| Mike Coffman | Republican | CO |
| Mike Kelly | Republican | PA |
| Mike McIntyre | Democratic | NC |
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| Mike Ross | Democratic | AR |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Nick J. Rahall II | Democratic | WV |
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| Nita M. Lowey | Democratic | NY |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
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| Renee L. Ellmers | Republican | NC |
| Richard B. Nugent | Republican | FL |
| Richard E. Neal | Democratic | MA |
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| Robert A. Brady | Democratic | PA |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Robert E. Andrews | Democratic | NJ |
| Rodney Alexander | Republican | LA |
| Ron Paul | Republican | TX |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | CT |
| Rubén Hinojosa | Democratic | TX |
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| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
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2012 · first_quarter · Transportation
S. 298, "Charging America Forward Act", (EV's); S. 275, Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011; HR 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act); H.R.1367, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; H.R.1685, Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011; S.734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011;H.R.1402, To authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government; S.739, A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost to the Federal Government; S.948, Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011; S.1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011; S.1351, "Battery Innovation Act of 2011"; S. 1294, "Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2011; H.R. 2845, the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011; H.R. 2937, the Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011; S. 1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century); H. Con. Res. 93, providing for a correction to the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2845, regarding carbon dioxide pipelines, HR 7, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012; H.R. 7,The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act; S.1863, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011; S.1921,Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act; S.2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act;
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, issues pertaining to promoting natural gas as a transportation fuel.
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2012 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, issues pertaining to promoting natural gas as a transportation fuel. S. 1863 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, issues pertaining to promoting natural gas as a transportation fuel.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, issues pertaining to promoting natural gas as a transportation fuel. S. 1863 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, issues pertaining to promoting natural gas as a transportation fuel.
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 1380 - "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011", provisions regarding tax credit incentives for vehicles that use natural gas as fuel. S. 1863 - "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011", provisions regarding tax credit incentives for vehicles that use natural gas as fuel.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
H.R. 1380 - "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011", provisions regarding tax credit incentives for vehicles that use natural gas as fuel. S. 1863 - "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011", provisions regarding tax credit incentives for vehicles that use natural gas as fuel.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
H.R. 1380, NAT GAS Act
Client expense: $581,484 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Energy Market Legislation Environmental LegislationH.R. 199, Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011, To suspend, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any Environmental Protection Agency 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, entire bill H.R. 1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, entire bill H.R 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011, To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes, entire bill Renewable Fuels Reform, draft legislation S.1863, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, entire bill 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, entire bill S. 2264, 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, entire bill H. R. 4471, To require analyses of the cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy, and for other purposes, entire bill H.R. 6091, Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes, entire bill H.R. 4480, To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in response to a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, entire bill H. R. 6444, To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a system for the certification of the validity of credits to be used for compliance with the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes, entire bill S . CON . RES . 61, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States, entire bill H. CON . RES . 144, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States, entire bill H. CON . RES . 142, Expressing the opposition of Congress to Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, entire bill
Client expense: $2,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
H.R. 1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, entire bill P.L. 112-141, To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.S. 1863, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, entire bill Monitor legislation relating to oil and gas.
Client expense: $2,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, entire billH.R. 1864, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011, To limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States, entire bill S. 1863, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, entire bill Business Tax Reform Corporate and International Tax Reform, draft legislation H.R. 2735, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations, entire bill S. 3412, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to middle-class families, entire bill S. 2091, United States Job Creation and International Tax Reform Act of 2012, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the international tax system of the United States, and for other purposes, entire bill Potential legislation related to various tax provisions scheduled to expire 12/31/12. Potential legislation relted to various tax provision expired 12/31/11. H. R. 6338, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, reduce the deficit, and return funds to the American people, entire bill Oppose pricing of carbon S. 3485, To limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States, entire bill S. 3521, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, entire bill H. R. 8, To extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and for other purposes; entire bill S . CON . RES . 61, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States, entire bill H. CON . RES . 144, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States, entire bill H. CON . RES . 142, Expressing the opposition of Congress to Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, entire bill
Client expense: $2,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
LNG exports; HR 1380, the NAT GAS act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Renewable fuel issues Ethanol Natural gas issues H.R. 1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS) Act of 2011 S. 187: Bio Fuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 H. Amdt 156 to H.R. 1: prohibits use of funds to implement EPA from enforcing waiver on E15. S. Amdt 476: To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit H.R. 1687 & S. 1603: Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 H.R. 4345: Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012
Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Federal Highway Reauthorization H.R. 1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS) Act of 2011 House Transportation Reauthorization Proposal (no bill text available) S. 1449: Motor Vehicle Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1813: MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress) Subtitle E: Miscellaneous, Sec. 1510: HOV Facilities, Amdt 1788: to improve provisions related to HOV facilities H.R. 7: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 - Subtitle B: Innovative Financing, Sec. 1205: HOV Facilities H.R. 4348: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act; Passed into law, PL 112-141. S. 3191 - to improve provisions of title 23, U.S. Code relating to the use of HOV facilities
Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions H.R. 1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS) Act of 2011 H.R. 910 & S. 482: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, S. Amdt 183, S. Amdt 215, S. Amdt 277, S. Amdt 236 - All amendments relate to restructuring EPA authority on GHG emissions.
Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Clean Air and Climate Issues H.R. 1687 & S. 1603: Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 H.R. 4345: Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 +H.R. 1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS) Act of 2011 H.R. 910 & S. 482: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, S. Amdt 183, S. Amdt 215, S. Amdt 277, S. Amdt 236 - All amendments relate to restructuring EPA authority on GHG emissions. S. 187: Bio Fuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 H. Amdt 156 to H.R. 1: prohibits use of funds to implement EPA from enforcing waiver on E15.
Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Automotive Industry
Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 2354: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 HR 6094: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 S. 1445: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2011 H.R. 1367 & S. 734, "Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011" To provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy H.R. 1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS) Act of 2011 H.R. 910 & S. 482: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, S. Amdt 183, S. Amdt 215, S. Amdt 277, S. Amdt 236 - All amendments relate to restructuring EPA authority on GHG emissions. S. 187: Bio Fuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 H. Amdt 156 to H.R. 1: prohibits use of funds to implement EPA from enforcing waiver on E15. H.R. 1449: Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2011 H.R. 1473: Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011- energy efficiency and renewable energy, ATVM loans S. Amdt 476: To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit S. 948: Promoting Electric Vehicles Act 2011 S. 1001: Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 S. 1813: MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress) Subtitle E: Miscellaneous, Sec. 1510: HOV Facilities, Amdt 1788: to improve provisions related to HOV facilities H.R. 7: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 - Subtitle B: Innovative Financing, Sec. 1205: HOV Facilities H.R. 1687 & S. 1603: Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 H.R. 4345: Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 H.R. 4348: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act; Passed into law, PL 112-141. S. 3502: Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012
Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Climate change issues California waiver issues Fuel Economy Issues Renewable Fuels Issues H.R. 1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS) Act of 2011 H.R. 910 & S. 482: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, S. Amdt 183, S. Amdt 215, S. Amdt 277, S. Amdt 236 - All amendments relate to restructuring EPA authority on GHG emissions. S. 187: Bio Fuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 H. Amdt 156 to H.R. 1: prohibits use of funds to implement EPA from enforcing waiver on E15. H.R. 1473: Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011- energy efficiency and renewable energy, ATVM loans S. 298: Charging America Forward Act S. 232 & H.R. 500: to amend the IRS of 1986 to increase manufacturing limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit. S. Amdt 476: To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit P.L. 112-74: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012: Appropriations for Vehicle Technologies H.R. 1687 & S. 1603: Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 H.R. 4345: Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 H.R. 3409: . Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012; Title II - No Green House Gas Regulation Under the Clean Air Act
Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
"H.R. 2845, Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 "S.948, "Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011"; "S.1001, "Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011" "H.R. 1685, "Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011" S.734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 H.R. 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act) H.R. 7 the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, Amendments 1782 (Nat Gas Act), 1812 relating to the extension of energy tax incentives, 1826 relating to energy tax extenders, and 1589 relating to the repeal of energy tax incentives. H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (electric vehicles and coal ash) MAP 21, Buy America provision covering utilities
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
"S. 298, "Charging America Forward Act" "H.R. 1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act) "Extension of 1603 grant program, refundable tax credit and Production Tax Credit generally "H.R. 3077, the American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 issues related to extension of the production tax credit S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, Amendments 1782 (Nat Gas Act), 1812 relating to the extension of energy tax incentives, 1826 relating to energy tax extenders, and 1589 relating to the repeal of energy tax incentives. S.2204 - Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, issues relating to extension of production tax credit and extension of 1603 grant program. S.734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (pension smoothing) S.3521, The Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 issues related to the extension of the production tax credit. H.R. 8, The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 issues related to the extension of the production tax credit, sequestration (impact to Section 1603 grants) and energy efficiency tax incentives Issues related to receiving Section 1603 grant
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Advocated extension of expired tax provision for R&D Rum cover over, CFC look through, R&D credit. Monitored issues relating to NatGas Act of 2011, H.R. 1380. Monitored tax reform debate including discussions related to international tax reform proposal with respect to development of an exemption tax system, anti-base erosion provisions, treatment of Overall Foreign Losses and transition rules related to the deemed repatriation of foreign source earnings. H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Childhood Obesity (generally, no specific legislation); food and beverage labeling (generally, no specific legislation); marketing and advertising issues (generally, no specific legislation); restrictions on use of supplemental nutrition assistance program (no specific legislation); Monitor NatGas Act of 2011, H.R. 1380. Farm Bill, S. 3240.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
EPA study of hydraulic fracturing Energy Tax Prevention Act (H.R. 910) Amendment to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act 2010 Drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (S. 587/H.R. 1084) New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS) Act (H.R. 1380) Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act (H.R. 1229/S. 950) Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act (H.R. 1230) Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act (H.R. 1231) Outer Countinental Shelf Reform Act of 2011 (S. 917) Underground Gas Storage Facility Safety Act of 2011 (S. 1924) Domestic Energy & Jobs Act (HR 4480) North America Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act (HR 4024) End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 (HR 5745/S. 3080) Allowing permitting for LNG exports
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $510,970
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution including the following legislation: H.R. 10 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011; H.R.97 Free Industry Act; H.R. 153 Ensuring Affordable Energy Act; H.R.199 Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011; H.R.910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; H.R.1380 New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011; H.R.1633 Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011; H.R. 1705 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011; H.R. 2021 Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011; H.R. 2250 EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011; H.R. 2401 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011; H.R.2458 Air Quality Review Interval and Dust Act of 2011; H.R.2681 Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011; H.R. 3010 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011; H.J.RES.58 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; H.J.RES.59 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers; House Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2013; H.R.3630 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; H.R.4348 MAP-2; H.R. 4471Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 H.R. 4480 Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; H.R.4078 Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4607 Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012; H.R. 3862 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012; H.R.6190 Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012; H.R.3409 Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012; H.R. 4273 The Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act; H.R.6396 End Radon in Schools Act, H.R.6564 EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2012 S.228 Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act; S.299 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011; S.231 EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act; S.482 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; S.1392 EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011; S.1528 Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011; S.1538 Regulatory Time-Out Act of 2011; S.1606 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011; S.1610 Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011; S. 1720 Jobs Through Growth Act; S.1786 Long-Term Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011; S.1833 Fair Compliance Act of 2011; S. J. RES. 27 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act; S. J. Res 37 To disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units; Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2013; S.1813 MAP-21; S.2204 Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act; S.3445 Domestic Energy and Jobs Act Issues related to toxic air pollution and health; Issues related to air pollution from vehicles and fuels; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to the Budget Control Act.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change. S. 231, EPA Regulations Suspension Act of 2011. S. 272, EPA Fair Play Act. S 482, Tax Prevention Act of 2011. H.R. 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. S. 937, American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011. H.R. 457, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act. H.R. 2036, American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011. S. 1610, Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2681, Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1183, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act. S. 1833, Fair Compliance Act of 2011. H.R. 1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011. H.R. 1405, A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating coal combustion byproducts as hazardous waste under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011. H.AMDT.799 to H.R.2401, Amendment to provide that the Cross State Air Pollution Rule has no legal force or effect, and directs EPA to continue to apply the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) for at least 3 years until after the study in the underlying bill is complete. The amendment also requires that the proposed Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule has no legal force and effect and that any subsequent Utility MACT rule be issued no sooner than 1 year after the study in the underlying bill is complete. If reissuing the rule, EPA is required to ensure that MACT standards are achievable in practice and that the compliance period is at least 5 years. S.J Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.AMDT.151 to H.R. 1, Amendment prohibits the use of funds to the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, or the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to carry out, implement, administer, or enforce any policy or procedure set forth in the memorandum issued by the EPA and the Department of the Army entitled "Enhanced Surface Coal Mining Pending Permit Coordination Procedures", dated June 11, 2009, or the guidance issued by the EPA entitled "Improving EPA Review of Appalachian Surface Coal Mining Operations under the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Environmental Justice Executive Order", dated April 1, 2010. H.R. 6172, To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing any rule imposing any standard of performance for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless and until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible. S. 3512, Coal Ash Recycling and Oversight Act of 2012. S. 3382, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012. Congressional outreach regarding BLM leasing policy. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Amendments to Continuing Resolutions related to energy - H.R. 1473 Senate Energy Committee - Clean Energy Standard legislation Natural Gas Act HR 1380 FRAC Act - S.587, HR 1084 House Natural Resources Oil/Gas Permitting: -HR 1229 (Moratorium) -HR 1230 (Offshore leasing timeline) -HR 1231 (Remove ban on offshore drilling) -HR 2150 (National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act) -HR 2011 (National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011) Indian Lands New Source Review Department of Interior 2012 2017 OCS 5 year/BOEMRE permitting Department of Interior Wilds Lands Policy (DOI)
Client expense: $640,000 · 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, State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (Natural Gas Act)- HR 1380 FRAC Act - S.587, HR 1084 House Natural Resources Oil/Gas Permitting: -HR 1229 (Moratorium) -HR 1230 (Offshore leasing timeline) -HR 1231 (Remove ban on offshore drilling) Pending Bureau of Land Management rules on hydraulic fracturing Keystone XL Pipeline Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Applicability to Oil Sands Section 1504 Transparency SEC Dodd Frank Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea Department of Interior 2012 2017 OCS 5 year/BOEMRE permitting Department of Interior Wilds Lands Policy Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Permitting Restrictions Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011 - S. 916 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011 - S. 917 Flores/Conaway Amendment regarding Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Department of Interior Appropriations Environmental Protection Agency Appropriations HR 1938 - North American-Made Energy Security Act Federal Energy Permitting: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act S. 299; H.R. 10 TRAIN Act HR 2401 Department of the Interior Offshore Safety and Response Capabilities/ Requirements Draft proposals on International Energy Tax Amendment S.2204 Gas Price Relief Act of 2012
Client expense: $640,000 · 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, State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Department of the Interior Offshore Safety and Response Capabilities/ Requirements Pending Bureau of Land Management rules on hydraulic fracturing HR. 4480 Domestic Energy and Jobs Act New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (Natural Gas Act) HR 1380 Draft proposals on International Energy Tax S.2204 Gas Price Relief Act of 2012 FRAC Act - S.587, HR 1084 House Natural Resources Oil/Gas Permitting: -HR 1229 (Moratorium) -HR 1230 (Offshore leasing timeline) -HR 1231 (Remove ban on offshore drilling) Department of Interior 2012 2017 OCS 5 year/BOEMRE permitting Department of Interior Wilds Lands Policy Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Permitting Restrictions Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011 - S. 916 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011 - S. 917 Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Applicability to Oil Sands Flores/Conaway Amendment regarding Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Department of Interior Appropriations Environmental Protection Agency Appropriations HR 1938 - North American-Made Energy Security Act Federal Energy Permitting: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act S. 299; H.R. 10 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act HR 2401 S.3607 A Bill to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea
Client expense: $480,000 · 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, State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
HR.4383 Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2012 HR 4382 Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act of 2012 HR4381 Planning for American Energy Act of 2012 S 3445 Domestic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012 S 3476 Empower States Act of 2012 Amendments to Continuing Resolutions related to energy - H.R. 1473 Senate Energy Committee - Clean Energy Standard Natural Gas Act HR 1380 FRAC Act - S.587, HR 1084 House Natural Resources Oil/Gas Permitting: -HR 1229 (Moratorium) -HR 1230 (Offshore leasing timeline) -HR 1231 (Remove ban on offshore drilling) -HR 2150 (National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act) -HR 2011 (National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011) Indian Lands New Source Review Department of Interior 2012 2017 OCS 5 year/BOEMRE permitting Department of Interior Wilds Lands Policy
Client expense: $480,000 · 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, State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Energy Costs & Access, including Outer Continental Shelf (no specific bill) New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 (H.R. 1380/S. 1863) Hydraulic Fracturing (no specific bill)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 2146 - Clean Energy Standard (CES) proposal and Renewable Energy Standard (RES) legislation, including S. 559 - Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies (Klobuchar), Administration proposal, Bingaman-Murkowski White Paper, and related legislative proposals; provisions related to renewable portfolio standards, transmission planning, siting authority and cost allocation, energy efficiency and industrial efficiency, utilities, and clean energy incentives; legislation related to the allocation of costs of high voltage transmission lines, including S. 400 (Corker); H.R. 2055 / H.R. 3671 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (potential Corker transmission amendment), legislation related to energy efficiency, including S. 1000 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 (Shaheen). Legislation related to alternative-fuel vehicles, including H.R. 1685 Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011 (Biggert), H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 (Sullivan), S.734 / H.R. 1367 Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 (Stabenow / Peters), S. 948 Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011 (Merkley), and S. 1001 Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 (Wyden). Legislative proposals related to EPA rulemakings under the Clean Air Act; provisions related to air toxics, coal ash, and greenhouse gas regulation, including H.R. 1705 / H.R. 2401 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011 (EPA regulation), S. 482 / H.R. 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 (Inhofe / Upton), H.R. 2584 - Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012, and H.R. 2354 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012. Comprehensive energy legislation, including S. 1510 - Clean Energy Financing Act (Bingaman) and S. 1126 - REAL Act of 2011 (Whitehouse). EPA rulemakings (current and proposed) affecting electric and gas utilities, including ozone and particulate matter transport, Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS), Cooling Water Intake Structures (316(b)), Coal Ash, and Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units.
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Legislation affecting natural gas vehicle incentives, including H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (Sullivan) and related legislation; all provisions; Legislation affecting tax incentives for electric cars, including S. 298 - Charging America Forward Act (Stabenow) and related legislation; all provisions; Tax incentives for energy efficiency and biogas production. Legislation related to Production Tax Credit for Wind. H.R.12 / S. 1549 - The American Jobs Act of 2011 (Obama Administration proposal); provisions related to natural gas and infrastructure finance. Legislation related to capital gains and dividend tax rates, including H.R. 3091 - a bill to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends and S. 1647 - a bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, provisions related to the dividend tax rate. S. 3521 - The Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, provisions relating to tax extenders. H.R. 8 (P.L. 112-240) - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Fiscal Cliff Bill) and related legislation, provisions related to dividend and capital gains tax rates, sequestration affecting LIHEAP, and energy related tax extenders.
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 1380 - Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS) Act" S. 948 - "Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011" S. 1351 - "Battery Innovation Act of 2011" Support incentives for expansion of natural gas as a transportation fuel Support incentives for natural gas vehicles Advocate for/authorize research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NATGAS) Act of 2011; provisions related to energy HR 1938: North American-Made Energy Security Act; provisions related to energy production HR 2036: American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011; provisions related to fuels HR 2354: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012; provisions related to energy production HR 2578: Conservation and Economic Growth Act; provisions related to energy HR 2587: Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act; provisions related to energy HR 3409: Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012; provisions related to energy HR 3710: Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act; provisions related to energy HR 4017: Smart Energy Act; provisions related to energy HR 4301: Energy Exploration and Production to Achieve National Demand (EXPAND) Act; provisions related to energy production HR 4377: Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012; provisions related to permits HR 4383: Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2012; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 4480: Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; provisions related to energy HR 5325: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013; provisions related to energy HR 6164: To approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border; provisions related to energy HR 6168: President Obamas Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act; provisions related to energy production, revenue and funding HR 6213: No More Solyndras Act; provisions related to energy HR 6444: Stop RIN Fraud Act of 2012; provisions related to Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) HR 6582: American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act; provisions related to energy HR 6684: Spending Reduction Act of 2012; provisions related to energy S 2146: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012; provisions related to natural gas S 2374: Helium Stewardship Act of 2012; provisions related to revenue and funding S 3607: A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; provisions related to the Keystone XL pipeline S 3671: A bill to provide certain assistance to North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies; provisions related to exports Discussions related to Draft Bureau of Land Management Hydraulic Fracturing Rules
Client expense: $3,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 (H.R. 1380 / S. 1863) Propane Green Autogas Solutions Act of 2011 (H.R. 2014/S. 1120) Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 (S. 3521) Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 (H.R. 8)
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
General discussions re extension of production tax credits to encourage development of wind energy facilities H.R. 1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 re incentives for alternative fuel vehicles Proposals pertaining to Section 1603 Treasury Grant Program re renewables financing & energy development H.R. 2892: Invest in America Act of 2011 re capital gains and dividend taxes S. 1671: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a temporary dividends received deduction for dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation. re pre-introduction discussions re treatment of foreign earnings H.R. 1036: Job Creation and Innovation Investment Act of 2011 re foreign earnings S. 734: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 S. 1001: Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 H.R. 3091: To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends S 1647: To repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates. General discussion of tax reform to a territorial system
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
H.R. 253: Clean Vehicles for Cleaner Air Act of 2011 re alternative fuel vehicles H.R. 1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 (NAT GAS Act) re alternative fuel vehicles H.R. 22: Pipeline Safety and Community Empowerment Act of 2011 re pipeline safety S. 559: Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act re alternative fuel vehicles S. 734: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 re alternative fuel vehicles S. 1001: Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 re alternative fuel vehicles S. 573: Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2011 re dredging S. 298: Charging America Forward Act re incentives for alternative fuel vehicles S. 275: Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 re pipeline safety S. 234: Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act of 2011 re pipeline safety HR 7: the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 Unnumbered Energy & Commerce draft legislation re pipeline safety General discussions re pipeline safety H.R. 1: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 re alternative fuel vehicles General discussions re electric vehicle legislation General discussions re alternative fuels, fueling infrastructure, and vehicles H.R. 2937: Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011 re natural gas transmission and distribution H.R. 2845: Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 S. 1001: Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Dividend Tax Issues Generally HR 8, "Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012", regarding provisions to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and dividend tax rate. S 3521, "Family Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012", regarding all provisions. S 1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates. HR 3091, "To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends." regarding all provisions. S. 3521, :Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012," regarding all provisions. HR 1380, "New Alternative Transportation to Give Amerians Solutions Act (NATGAS Act)" regarding all provisions. S1813, "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21)," regarding pension provisions.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 1380, NAT GAS Act tax credits on renewable energy sources provisions relating to natural gas vehicle incentives
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Legislation affecting natural gas vehicle incentives, including H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (Sullivan) and related legislation; all provisions; Legislation affecting tax incentives for electric cars, including S. 298 - Charging America Forward Act (Stabenow) and related legislation; all provisions; Tax incentives for energy efficiency and biogas production. H.R.12 / S. 1549 - The American Jobs Act of 2011 (Obama Administration proposal); provisions related to natural gas and infrastructure finance. H.R. 3091 / S. 1647 - provisions related to dividend and capital gains tax rates. S. 3521 - Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012; provisions related to tax extenders. H.R. 8 (P.L. 112-240) - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Fiscal Cliff Bill, including provisions related to dividend and capital gains tax rates, sequestration affecting LIHEAP, and energy related tax extenders) and related legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Clean Energy Standard (CES) proposal and Renewable Energy Standard (RES) legislation, including S. 559 - Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies (Klobuchar), Obama Administration proposal, Bingaman-Murkowski White Paper, and related legislative proposals; provisions related to renewable portfolio standards, transmission planning, siting authority and cost allocation, energy efficiency and industrial efficiency, utilities, and clean energy incentives; legislation related to the allocation of costs of high voltage transmission lines, including S. 400 (Corker); legislation related to energy efficiency, including S. 1000 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 (Shaheen); S.2146 - Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 (Bingaman). Legislation related to alternative-fuel vehicles, including H.R. 1685 Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011 (Biggert), H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 (Sullivan), S.734 / H.R. 1367 Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 (Stabenow / Peters), S. 948 Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011 (Merkley), and S. 1001 Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 (Wyden). Legislative proposals related to EPA rulemakings under the Clean Air Act; provisions related to air toxics, coal ash, and greenhouse gas regulation, including H.R. 1705 / H.R. 2401 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011 (EPA regulation), S. 482 / H.R. 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 (Inhofe / Upton), S. 231 EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act (Rockefeller), and S. 228 / H.R. 750 Defending Americas Affordable Energy and Jobs Act (Barrasso / Walberg), H.R. 2891 - America's Energy Independence Act (Fincher), the FERC Staff White Paper on the Commission's Role Regarding Environmental Protection Agency's Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, and related legislation. EPA rulemakings (current and proposed) affecting electric and gas utilities, including ozone and particulate matter transport, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), Cooling Water Intake Structures (316(b)), Coal Ash, and New Source Performance Standards. Comprehensive energy legislation, including S. 1220 / H.R. 2133 Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership (FUEL) Act of 2011 (Conrad / Matheson), S. 1510 - Clean Energy Financing Act (Bingaman), S. 1126 - REAL Act of 2011 (Whitehouse), and related legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 7, "The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act", (alternative fuel vehicles) H.R. 1380, "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011" (altenative fuel vehicles) H. R. 1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of representatives at no cost to the Federal Government H.R. 1685, "Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011" H.R. 3374, "Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act' H.R. 4348, "Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report", (electric vehicles, but America provisions) H.R. 5187, "IMPACT Act" (electric vehicle credits) H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act 2012" (LIHEAP, transportation) S. 49, "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act" S. 158, "STB Reauthorization" S. 948, the "Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011" (vehicle electrification) S. 1813, MAP-21, (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (electric vehicles) S. 1863, "new Altenative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 (altenative fuel vehicles) S. 1921, "Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act" S. 2204, "Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act" (electric vehicles) S. 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 S.1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011
Client expense: $2,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 7, The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, (alternative fuel vehicles); H.R.1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, (alternative fuel vehicles); H.R. 1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government; H.R. 1685, Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011; H.R. 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act; H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report, (electric vehicles, buy America provisions); H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012, (LIHEAP, transportation); S.49, "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act"; S.158, "STB Reauthorization"; S. 739, a bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost to the Federal Government; S.948, the Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011 (vehicle electrification); S.1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (electric vehicles); S.1863, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, (alternative fuel vehicles); S.1921, Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act.
Client expense: $3,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Support lower rates on taxation of dividends. This issue arose in: HR 3091: To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends; S 1647: To repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates; HR 8: The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives. This issue arose in: HR 1380: Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act); S 734: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; S 1001: Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011. Support incentives to produce biogas. This issue arose in: HR 6212: the Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act. Support incentives for high efficiency natural gas furnaces, boilers and water heaters (25C tax credits).
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities. HR 2845: Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011, signed into law January 3, 2012. Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives. This issue arose in: HR 1380: Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act); S 734: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; S 1001: Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011; HR 7: the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012; S 1813: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, Amendment 1782 (Nat Gas Act); HR 1712: Job creation and Energy Security Act. Support incentives for expansion of natural-gas as transportation fuel and fueling stations. Support incentives for natural gas vehicles. Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 7, The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act (alternative fuel vehicles) H.R. 253, Clean Vehicles for Cleaner Air Act of 2011 H.R. 500, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit H.R. 1380, "New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act" (NATGAS Act) H.R. 1402, A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government H.R. 1685, Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011 H.R. 1687, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 H.R. 2845, Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act H.R. 3768, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report (electric vehicles, buy America provisions) H.R. 5187, IMPACT Act (electric vehicle credits) S. 49, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act S. 158, STB Reauthorization S. 275, Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 S. 302, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for a natural gas transmission pipeline in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park, and for other purposes S. 298, Charging America Forward Act S. 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 S. 739, A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government S. 937, American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011 S. 948, Promoting Electric Vehicles Act S. 1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 S. 1220, Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act of 2011 S. 1285, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles, and for other purposes S. 1294, Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2011 S. 1603, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 S. 1812, Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) (electric Vehicles) S. 1863, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 (alternative fuel vehicles) S. 1921, Reducing Energy Use Through Retrofitting Older Vehicles Act Transportation electrification and natural gas vehicle issues generally
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE