Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act
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2015 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Secondary Payer issues, H.R. 1063, S.1718, and H.R. 1845 (112th Congress) implementation, including H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act;
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Banning Oil Exports Related to Keystone Pipeline (Holt Amendment to H.R. 3) Coal Exports Commercial Portable Air Conditioners DOE AVTM Loan Program DOE's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export Study Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 4856, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 4899, Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014 H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act Keystone XL Pipeline Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports Natural Gas Export Ban Amendment (DeFazio Amendment to H.R. 2728) Pipelines S. 1106, the "Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2013" S. 2074, S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. 2280, H.R. 5682, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline
Client expense: $3,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 3826/S. 1905-The Electricity Security and Affordability Act; Issues related to proposed New Source Performance Standards under Sections 111(b) of the Clean Air Act; Legislative proposals to regulate methane emissions;H.R. 1582-Energy Consumers Relief Act; H.R. 2850-EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act; New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Issues related to anticipated New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases; Issues related to the Clean Air Act and implementation of the Clean Air Act; EPA study on relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; S. 1234/H.R. 2513-Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act; Issues related to methane emissions from the natural gas industry, President's Climate Action Plan and related proposals to reduce methane emissions; S. 2833/H.R. 5505-Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act; S. 2440-BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; H.R. 5300-EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014; H.R. 2-American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; S. 1401-Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; S. 2514-H.R. 4947-Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act (ORDEAL Act) of 2014; Issues related to 111(d) existing source proposed rule.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Issues related to export of liquefied natural gas; H.R. 3301-North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1587-Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act;S. 1768-Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; H.R. 1900-Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; H.R. 2728-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; H.R. 3826/S. 1905-The Electricity Security and Affordability Act; H.R. 1616/S. 1392-Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 641-Ensuring Affordable Energy Act; H.R. 1943-Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction Act of 2013 (Short-lived climate emissions; methane); S. 2112/H.R. 4293-Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 2170/H.R. 4286-American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014; S. 1767-Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 4338-To amend title 49, United States Code, to require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce, and for other purposes; H.R. 2836-Electricity Security and Affordability Act and issues related to EPA and regulations establishing carbon capture technology; Issues related to the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER); H.R. 6-Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; S. 2083-American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances Liquefied Natural Gas Act; Issues related to workforce development in the oil and gas sector; H.R. 3301/S. 2823-North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 2-American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; H.R. 4526-The 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014; S. 2274-A bill to expedite decisions on applications for authorization to export natural gas, and for other purposes; S. 2494-Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014; H.R. 4899-Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014 and related legislation; H.R. 4155-Fight Russian Energy Exploitation (FREE) Act; S. 2440-BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; H.R. 3830/S. 1900-Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; H.R. 2771-Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013; S. 192-Expedited Liquefied Natural Gas for American Allies Act of 2013; S. 2096-Freedom Through Energy Export Act; SAMDT2891 to H.R. 3979-Energy Security Act; S. 2638-Natural Gas Export Certainty Act of 2014.
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| MS |
| Allen B. West | Republican | FL |
| Ann Marie Buerkle | Republican | NY |
| Austin Scott | Republican | GA |
| Benjamin Quayle | Republican | AZ |
| Bill Cassidy | Republican | LA |
| Bill Flores | Republican | TX |
| Bill Huizenga | Republican | MI |
| Bill Johnson | Republican | OH |
| Bill Posey | Republican | FL |
| Bill Shuster | Republican | PA |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | MO |
| Blake Farenthold | Republican | TX |
| Bob Gibbs | Republican | OH |
| Bob Goodlatte | Republican | VA |
| Brett Guthrie | Republican | KY |
| Brian P. Bilbray | Republican | CA |
| C. W. Bill Young | Republican | FL |
| Candice S. Miller | Republican | MI |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | WA |
| Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Republican | TN |
| Charles W. Boustany Jr. | Republican | LA |
| Charles W. Dent | Republican | PA |
| Chip Cravaack | Republican | MN |
| Christopher Lee | Republican | NY |
| Cliff Stearns | Republican | FL |
| Connie Mack | Republican | FL |
| Cory Gardner | Republican | CO |
| Cynthia M. Lummis | Republican | WY |
| Dan Benishek | Republican | MI |
| Dan Burton | Republican | IN |
| Darrell Issa | Republican | CA |
| Dave Camp | Republican | MI |
| David B. McKinley | Republican | WV |
| David Dreier | Republican | CA |
| David Rivera | Republican | FL |
| Dean Heller | Republican | NV |
| Dennis A. Ross | Republican | FL |
| Denny Rehberg | Republican | MT |
| Diane Black | Republican | TN |
| Doc Hastings | Republican | WA |
| Doug Lamborn | Republican | CO |
| Duncan Hunter | Republican | CA |
| E. Scott Rigell | Republican | VA |
| Ed Whitfield | Republican | KY |
| Edward R. Royce | Republican | CA |
| Elton Gallegly | Republican | CA |
| Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Republican | AR |
| Francisco "Quico" Canseco | Republican | TX |
| Frank A. LoBiondo | Republican | NJ |
| Frank C. Guinta | Republican | NH |
| Frank D. Lucas | Republican | OK |
| Fred Upton | Republican | MI |
| Gary G. Miller | Republican | CA |
| Geoff Davis | Republican | KY |
| Greg Walden | Republican | OR |
| Gregg Harper | Republican | MS |
| Gus M. Bilirakis | Republican | FL |
| H. Morgan Griffith | Republican | VA |
| Harold Rogers | Republican | KY |
| Howard Coble | Republican | NC |
| Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Republican | CA |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | FL |
| James B. Renacci | Republican | OH |
| James Lankford | Republican | OK |
| Jason Chaffetz | Republican | UT |
| Jean Schmidt | Republican | OH |
| Jeb Hensarling | Republican | TX |
| Jeff Denham | Republican | CA |
| Jeff Duncan | Republican | SC |
| Jeff Flake | Republican | AZ |
| Jeff Miller | Republican | FL |
| Jeffrey M. Landry | Republican | LA |
| Jerry Lewis | Republican | CA |
| Jo Ann Emerson | Republican | MO |
| Jo Bonner | Republican | AL |
| Joe Barton | Republican | TX |
| Joe Walsh | Republican | IL |
| Joe Wilson | Republican | SC |
| John Abney Culberson | Republican | TX |
| John Campbell | Republican | CA |
| John J. Duncan, Jr. | Republican | TN |
| John Kline | Republican | MN |
| John R. Carter | Republican | TX |
| John Sullivan | Republican | OK |
| Jon Runyan | Republican | NJ |
| Joseph R. Pitts | Republican | PA |
| Judy Biggert | Republican | IL |
| Justin Amash | Libertarian | MI |
| K. Michael Conaway | Republican | TX |
| Kay Granger | Republican | TX |
| Ken Calvert | Republican | CA |
| Kenny Marchant | Republican | TX |
| Kevin Brady | Republican | TX |
| Kevin McCarthy | Republican | CA |
| Kristi L. Noem | Republican | SD |
| Lamar Smith | Republican | TX |
| Larry Bucshon | Republican | IN |
| Lee Terry | Republican | NE |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Louie Gohmert | Republican | TX |
| Lynn A. Westmoreland | Republican | GA |
| Lynn Jenkins | Republican | KS |
| Mac Thornberry | Republican | TX |
| Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | FL |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Mary Bono Mack | Republican | CA |
| Michael C. Burgess | Republican | TX |
| Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Michael G. Grimm | Republican | NY |
| Michael K. Simpson | Republican | ID |
| Michael R. Turner | Republican | OH |
| Michele Bachmann | Republican | MN |
| Mick Mulvaney | Republican | SC |
| Mike Coffman | Republican | CO |
| Mike Pence | Republican | IN |
| Mike Pompeo | Republican | KS |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | MI |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | AL |
| Nan A. S. Hayworth | Republican | NY |
| Patrick J. Tiberi | Republican | OH |
| Paul A. Gosar | Republican | AZ |
| Paul D. Ryan | Republican | WI |
| Pete Olson | Republican | TX |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Peter J. Roskam | Republican | IL |
| Phil Gingrey | Republican | GA |
| Randy Neugebauer | Republican | TX |
| Raúl R. Labrador | Republican | ID |
| Renee L. Ellmers | Republican | NC |
| Richard B. Nugent | Republican | FL |
| Rick Berg | Republican | ND |
| Rob Bishop | Republican | UT |
| Rob Woodall | Republican | GA |
| Robert B. Aderholt | Republican | AL |
| Robert E. Latta | Republican | OH |
| Robert Hurt | Republican | VA |
| Robert J. Wittman | Republican | VA |
| Rodney Alexander | Republican | LA |
| Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Republican | NJ |
| Ron Paul | Republican | TX |
| Roscoe G. Bartlett | Republican | MD |
| Sam Graves | Republican | MO |
| Sam Johnson | Republican | TX |
| Sandy Adams | Republican | FL |
| Scott DesJarlais | Republican | TN |
| Scott Garrett | Republican | NJ |
| Scott R. Tipton | Republican | CO |
| Spencer Bachus | Republican | AL |
| Stephen Lee Fincher | Republican | TN |
| Stevan Pearce | Republican | NM |
| Steve Chabot | Republican | OH |
| Steve King | Republican | IA |
| Steve Scalise | Republican | LA |
| Steve Southerland II | Republican | FL |
| Steven C. LaTourette | Republican | OH |
| Steven M. Palazzo | Republican | MS |
| Sue Wilkins Myrick | Republican | NC |
| Ted Poe | Republican | TX |
| Thaddeus McCotter | Republican | MI |
| Thomas E. Petri | Republican | WI |
| Tim Griffin | Republican | AR |
| Tim Huelskamp | Republican | KS |
| Tim Scott | Republican | SC |
| Tim Walberg | Republican | MI |
| Timothy V. Johnson | Republican | IL |
| Todd Russell Platts | Republican | PA |
| Todd Young | Republican | IN |
| Tom Cole | Republican | OK |
| Tom Graves | Republican | GA |
| Tom Marino | Republican | PA |
| Tom Price | Republican | GA |
| Tom Reed | Republican | NY |
| Vern Buchanan | Republican | FL |
| Vicky Hartzler | Republican | MO |
| Virginia Foxx | Republican | NC |
| W. Todd Akin | Republican | MO |
| Wally Herger | Republican | CA |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 332 Climate Protection Act of 2013; Entire Bill H.R. 580 Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; Entire Bill S. 192 Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; Entire Bill Waxman, Whitehouse, Blumenauer and Schatz Carbon Price Discussion Draft H.R. 1214 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. 259 Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act; Entire Bill H.Con.Res.24 Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy; Entire Bill. S. 329 Sustainable Energy Act; Entire Bill S.1195 Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act; Entire Bill S. 1073 Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013; Entire Bill H.R. 2256 Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013; Entire Bill H.R.1616 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; Entire Bill S.761 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; Entire Bill S.1230 Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013; Entire Bill H.R. 1959 Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013; Entire Bill H.R. 2493 Open Fuel Standard Act of 2013; Entire Bill Renewable Fuels Reform, draft legislation H.R.1582 Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013; Entire Bill S. 1807 Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013; Entire Bill General Issues around Energy Exports H.R. 6 Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; Entire Bill H.R. 3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; Entire Bill S. 1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; Entire Bill S. 2065 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Development Act; Entire Bill S.J.Res.30 A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units; Entire Bill H.R. 4795 Promoting New Manufacturing Act; Entire Bill H.R. 2 American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; Division A Energy and Commerce - Title II Maintaining Diverse Electricity Generation and Affordability
Client expense: $4,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 332 Climate Protection Act of 2013; Entire Bill H.R. 580 Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; Entire Bill S. 192 Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; Entire Bill Waxman, Whitehouse, Blumenauer and Schatz Carbon Price Discussion Draft H.R. 1214 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. 259 Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act; Entire Bill H.Con.Res.24 Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy; Entire Bill. S. 329 Sustainable Energy Act; Entire Bill S.1195 Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act; Entire Bill S. 1073 Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013; Entire Bill H.R. 2256 Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013; Entire Bill H.R.1616 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; Entire Bill S.761 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; Entire Bill S.1230 Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013; Entire Bill H.R. 1959 Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013; Entire Bill H.R. 2493 Open Fuel Standard Act of 2013; Entire Bill Renewable Fuels Reform, draft legislation H.R.1582 Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013; Entire Bill S. 1807 Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013; Entire Bill General Issues around Energy Exports H.R. 6 Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; Entire Bill H.R. 3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; Entire Bill S. 1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; Entire Bill S. 2065 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Development Act; Entire Bill S.J.Res.30 A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units; Entire Bill H.R. 4795 Promoting New Manufacturing Act; Entire Bill H.R. 2 American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; Division A Energy and Commerce - Title II Maintaining Diverse Electricity Generation and Affordability
Client expense: $4,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
HR2, The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, entire bill.
Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2014 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Oppose lifting of US crude oil export ban (President, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Energy). HR 4923, Energy and Water Development, entire bill. HR2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, entire bill. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602, EPA Clean Power Plan, entire bill. H.Amdt997 to HR5522, Dept of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Appropriations Act 2007. H.Amdt1010 to HR4923 and H.Amdt1016 to HR4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2015.
Client expense: $19,694 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013, All Titles S. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, All Titles Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S. 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 5505, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 4024, Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: $1,481,096 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 473, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All Titles H.R. 761, Critical Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1063, National Strategic Critical Minerals Production Act, All Titles Coal Leasing Program OSM Stream Protection Rule S. 1600, Critical Minerals Policy Act, All Titles S. 2394, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 4716, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles
Client expense: $1,481,096 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; S. 1284, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); S.2440, the "BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014"; Natural gas supply and related issues; Regulation of hydraulic fracturing generally; Regulation of oil and gas development emissions generally.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Budget and appropriations for disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health bioterrorism preparedness; food safety, environmental health; paid sick days; womens and childrens health; community-based public health interventions and prescription drug abuse. 1.Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 2.Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111-353) 3.Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (Public Law 113-5) 4.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 5.Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) 6.Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals Act of 2013 (H.R. 820) 7.Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (Public Law 113-14) 8.Healthier Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S. 39) 9.Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act (S. 392/H.R. 2160) 10.Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 452/H.R. 962) 11.Personal Health Investment Today Act (H.R. 956) 12.A bill to provide for a sequester replacement (S. 16/S. 799) 13.American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 (S. 388) 14.Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (H.R. 933/Public Law 113-6) 15.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-5) 16.National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act (H.R. 1074/S. 539) 17.Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act (S. 531/H.R. 2179) 18.Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act (H.R. 321) 19.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 1363/H.R. 1582) 20.Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 1249/S. 1756) 21.Improve Nutrition Program Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act (S. 458/H.R. 1510) 22.A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program (S. 762/H.R. 1657) 23.Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act (S. 954/H.R. 2498) 24.Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (H.R. 1947) 25.FIT Kids Act (S. 1033/H.R. 2178) 26.Strengthening Americas Schools Act (S. 1094) 27.Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act (S. 945/H.R. 1274) 28.Fit to Serve Act (S. 976) 29.Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (H.R. 2023/S. 2864) 30.Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (S. 1184 / H.R. 2415) 31.Student Success Act (H.R. 5) 32.To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (H.R. 45) 33.Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act (S. 1228/H.R. 2524) 34.Senate FY14 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill (S. 1284) 35.House of Representatives FY14 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill 36.Pharmacy Compounding Quality and Accountability Act (S. 959) 37.Safeguarding Americas Pharmaceuticals Act (H.R. 1919) 38.Implementation of Drug Supply Chain Security Act (P.L. 113-54) 39.Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 1150)/Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2013 (S. 1256) 40.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1286/S. 631) 41.FY2014 Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res. 59) 42.Pharmaceutical Quality, Security and Accountability Act (S. 959) 43.Energy Consumers Relief Act (S. 1363/H.R. 1582) 44.Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act (S. 1657) 45.National Energy Tax Repeal Act (S. 1324) 46.Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 1514/H.R. 5077) 47.Community Parks Revitalization Act (H.R. 2424) 48.A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings (S. 1422/H.R. 2663) 49.School-based Health Centers Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 2632) 50.Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 3102) 51.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 5294) 52.Secure America for Education (SAFE) in Our Schools Act of 2013 (H.R. 3158) 53.Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (H.J. Res 59) 54.Continuing Resolution FY 2014 (HR 2775, PL 113-46) 55.A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the establishment of performance measures for the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes. (H.R. 3493/S. 1708) 56.The Farm Bill (S. (S. 954/H.R. 2498; H.R. 1947, and H.R. 3102, Public Law 113-79) 57.Better Care, Lower Cost Act (S. 1932/H.R. 3890) 58.Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act of 2013 (ADAPT Act) (H.R. 3742) 59.The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (H.R. 3547/Public Law 113-76 60.Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act (S. 2236/H.R. 2285) 61.New Opportunities for Bicycling and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financing Act of 2014 (H.R. 3978) 62.Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act (H.R. 3322) 63.Electricity Security and Affordability Act (S. 1905/H.R. 3826) 64.Stop Overdose Stat Act (HR 4169) 65.Overdose Prevention Act (S 2755) 66.Opioid Overdose Reduction Act (S. 2092/H.R. 4288) 67.Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2014 (DISARM Act) (H.R. 4187) 68.Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (S. 1086) 69.Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education And Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Bill (including H.R. 5464) 70.Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (S. 2389 / H.R. 4800) 71.Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation, 2015 (including H.R. 5171) 72.MAP-21 Reauthorization Act (S. 2322) 73.Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act (S. 2342/H.R. 2831) 74.ENRICH Act (H.R. 4427) 75.Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2014 (S. 2367/H.R. 4706) 76.Summer Meals Act of 2014 (S. 2527/HR. 5012) 77.Long-Term SCORE Act (H.R. 4444) 78.American Cures Act (S. 2115/H.R. 4384) 79.A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units. (S.J. Res 30) 80.Fit for Life Act of 2014 (H.R.4765) 81.School Food Modernization Act (S. 2210/H.R. 1783) 82.Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 (S. 2014/H.R. 4325) 83.Pedestrian Safety Act of 2014 (S. 2284) 84.Safe Streets Act of 2014 (S. 2004/H.R. 2468) 85.Time for Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act (S. 2645) 86.FY 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, in support of an appropriation for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (including H.R. 5016) 87.Vector-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 4701) 88.Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (H.R. 5021/Public Law 113-159) 89.Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2014 (H.R. 5168) 90.PREPARE Act of 2014 (H.R. 5314) 91.Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (S. 2496/H.R. 5078) 92.American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act (H.R. 2) 93.FY2015 Omnibus; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 83/Public Law 113-234) 94.Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act (PATH Act, S. 2996) 95.Infectious Disease Hospital Hubs Act (S. 2942)
Client expense: $39,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 473, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All Titles H.R. 761, Critical Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1063, National Strategic Critical Minerals Production Act, All Titles Coal Leasing Program OSM Stream Protection Rule S. 1600, Critical Minerals Policy Act, All Titles S. 2394, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 4716, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles
Client expense: $1,296,468 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013, All Titles S. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, All Titles Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S. 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 5505, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 4024, Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: $1,296,468 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.J.Res. 130 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4 - Jobs for America Act -NSBA supports . H.R. 2 - American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act -NSBA supports sections of the bill. H.R. 25 - Fair Tax Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 375 - Made in America Manufacturing Act of 2013 - NSBA supports. H.R. 688 - Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 701 - Bill amends a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 -NSBA supports. H.R. 763 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1002 - Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 1062 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1072 - Freedom from Government Competition Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1120 - Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1127 - Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 1219 - Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1240 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013-NSBA supports. H.R. 1321 - Small Business Paperwork Relief Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1422 - EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 1557 - Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 1616 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1772 - The Legal Workforce Act -NSBA opposes. H.R. 1773 - The Agricultural Guestworker Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 1909 - Export Coordination Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 1916 - TRADE (Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting) for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - NSBA supports. H.R. 1926 - State Trade Coordination Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 2131 - The Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 2263 - Export-Import Bank Termination Act -NSBA opposes. H.R. 2274 - Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 2419 - Small Business Credit Card Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 2429 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. H.R. 2582 - PATENT Jobs Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 2775 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 3522 - Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013-NSBA supports. H.R. 3826 - Electricity Security and Affordability Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 3830 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 3979 - 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -NSBA supports portions of the bill. H.R. 4012 - Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4093 - Greater Opportunities for Small Business Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4429 -Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4438 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4453 - S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4454 - Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contributions Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4457 - Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4464 - Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 4795 - Promoting New Manufacturing Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 5034 - Stop the EPA Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 5154 - Open Government Technology Work to More Businesses Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 5184 - National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. H.R. 5599 - Small Business Loan Simplification Act -NSBA supports. H.R. 5682 - Keystone XL Pipeline -NSBA supports. H.R. 5771 - Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014-NSBA supports. S. 63 - Made in America Manufacturing Act -NSBA supports. S. 196 - Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 289 - Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2013-NSBA supports. S. 310 - Startup Act 3.0 -NSBA supports. S. 320 - Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 450 - Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 471 - Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 544 - Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 603 - The Jobs and Premium Protection Act -NSBA supports. S. 718 - Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 749 - 15-Year Depreciation bill -NSBA supports. S. 761 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competiveness Act - Bill would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 807 - Plain Writing Act for Regulations for 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 1102 - Export-Import Bank Termination Act -NSBA opposes. S.1179 - Small Business Export Growth Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 1183 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 1342 - Small Business Investment Promotion Act -NSBA supports. S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 1392 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 -NSBA supports. S. 1498 - Small Business Tax Fairness Act -NSBA supports. S. 1900 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. S. 1905 - Electricity Security and Affordability Act -NSBA supports. S. 2146 - Patent Fee Integrity Act -NSBA supports. S. 2153 - National Regulatory Fairness Act -NSBA supports. S. 2260 - Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act -NSBA supports. S. 2262 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act -NSBA supports. S. 2280 - Keystone XL Pipeline -NSBA supports. S. 2685 - USA FREEDOM Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. S. 2693 - Womens Small Business Ownership Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. S. 2709 - Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2014 -NSBA supports. NSBA urges lawmakers to support policies that make financing more accessible to small businesses. From ensuring small businesses are protected from deceptive credit card practices to funding and improving SBAs various lending programs. NSBA has tirelessly advocated on topics ranging from reducing the federal deficit to comprehensive tax reform and allowing the self-employed to fully deduct the cost of their health insurance. NSBA works on health care cost and quality issues, and actively push for medical liability reforms as well as pension reform. NSBA has led the charge against unfair and burdensome efforts by regulators and organized labor to stymie small businesses ability to grow and prosper. An outspoken opponent of mandatory E-Verify, NSBA also advocates against overreaching efforts to dictate the employer-employee relationship from myriad special interest groups. NSBA is a tireless advocate against unfair, unnecessary and disproportionately burdensome regulations. Leading efforts to bolster the SBA Office of Advocacy, NSBA has, for years, worked toward broad process improvements to simplify and streamline the federal regulatory process as well as the U.S. litigation system. NSBA embraces policies that promote entrepreneurial growth and environmental efficiency. NSBA has been outspoken on the need for fairness, transparency and reliability in the federal contracting. Small businesses infuse the federal marketplace with innovation, efficiency and quality, and ought to play a key role in providing goods and services to the federal government. NSBA provide critical and unique small-business perspective on key issues such as trade imbalances, international regulations and export finance programs such as those offered through the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Client expense: $24,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
EPA/Army Corps rulemaking on Clean Water Act jurisdiction, Interior appropriations. Clean Water Act. HR 5078, HR 2 and HR 4 -- all bills designed to undermine EPA protections on clean air and/or water.
Client expense: $14,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S 630, FAIR Act of 2013 H.R. 1190, Keep America's Oil Here Act H.R. 1189, American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 1191, Keep American Natural Gas Here ActH.R. 6 Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act S.2554 Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S.2494 - Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014 H.R.2 - American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 2231: Offshore Energy and Jobs Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to energy policy and the coal industry. H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act. H.R. 1569, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate, 2013. HConRes24, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy. SConRes 4, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. H.R. 2627, Caring for Coal Miners Act. H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 2152, ACCTION Act of 2014.
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S.2440: Amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project H.R. 2: American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R.767: Amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project H.R. 1154: BREATHE Act H.R. 1582: Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1613: Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1900: Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1921: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2013 H.R. 1965: Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act H.R. 2081: No More Excuses Energy Act of 2013 H.R. 2231: Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2259: North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 2265: More Energy More Jobs Act H.R. 2511: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 2513: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act H.R.2542: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2825: CLEANER Act of 2013 H.R.2850 - EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 3080: The Water Resources Reform and Development Act H.R. 3826: Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4293: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act H.R. 4304: Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.AMDT.234: Amendment requires the Secretary of the Interior to include those areas requested by State Governors in any environmental review conducted or statement prepared for the leasing program under the National Environmental Policy Act H.AMDT.237: Amendment limits Bureau of Ocean Energy and Ocean Energy Safety Service activities related to the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 13547. The amendment requires a report be submitted to Congress identifying expenditures for fiscal years 2011-2013 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Ocean Energy Safety Service, and their predecessor agencies H.AMDT.240: An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to require the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to permit seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf of the United States by December 31, 2013 H.AMDT.241: Amendment sought to prohibit offshore oil and gas leases in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska S. 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013 S. 812: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico S. 1234: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act S. 1905: Electricity Security and Affordability Act S. 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act S. 2112: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act S.AMDT.803: To create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems H.R.4315: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R.4316: Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R.4317: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R.4318: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R.4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 S.2363: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2440: BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $395,252
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2014 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H. R. 1582: Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1613: Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 2: American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 1965: Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act H.R. 1154: BREATHE Act H.R. 1921: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2013 H.R. 2081: No More Excuses Energy Act of 2013 H.R. 2231: Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2259: North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 2265: More Energy More Jobs Act H.R. 2511: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 2513: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act H.R.2542: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2825: CLEANER Act of 2013 H.R.2850 - EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 3080: The Water Resources Reform and Development Act H.R. 4304: Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.R. 4315: Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R.4318: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014 H.R. 5078: Waters of the United States Regulatory Overrreach Protection Act of 2014 H.AMDT.234: Amendment requires the Secretary of the Interior to include those areas requested by State Governors in any environmental review conducted or statement prepared for the leasing program under the National Environmental Policy Act H.AMDT.237: Amendment limits Bureau of Ocean Energy and Ocean Energy Safety Service activities related to the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 13547. The amendment requires a report be submitted to Congress identifying expenditures for fiscal years 2011-2013 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Ocean Energy Safety Service, and their predecessor agencies H.AMDT.240: An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to require the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to permit seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf of the United States by December 31, 2013 H.AMDT.241: Amendment sought to prohibit offshore oil and gas leases in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska S. 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013 S.696: Safe Chemicals Act of 2013 S. 812: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico S.1009: Chemical Safety Improvement Act S.1233: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1234: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act S. 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act S.AMDT.803: To create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems H.R.4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 S.2363: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2440: BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $395,252
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2014 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
H.R. 6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H. R. 1582: Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1613: Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 2: American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 1965: Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act H.R. 2081: No More Excuses Energy Act of 2013 H.R. 1900: Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2231: Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2259: North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 2265: More Energy More Jobs Act H.R. 2511: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 2513: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act H.R.2542: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2825: CLEANER Act of 2013 H.R.2850 - EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 3826: Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4293: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act H.R. 4304: Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.R. 4315: Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R.4318: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014 H.R. 5078: Waters of the United States Regulatory Overrreach Protection Act of 2014 H.AMDT.234: Amendment requires the Secretary of the Interior to include those areas requested by State Governors in any environmental review conducted or statement prepared for the leasing program under the National Environmental Policy Act H.AMDT.237: Amendment limits Bureau of Ocean Energy and Ocean Energy Safety Service activities related to the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 13547. The amendment requires a report be submitted to Congress identifying expenditures for fiscal years 2011-2013 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Ocean Energy Safety Service, and their predecessor agencies H.AMDT.240: An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to require the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to permit seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf of the United States by December 31, 2013 H.AMDT.241: Amendment sought to prohibit offshore oil and gas leases in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska S. 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013 S.696: Safe Chemicals Act of 2013 S. 812: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico S.1009: Chemical Safety Improvement Act S.1233: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1234: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act S. 1245: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1905: Electricity Security and Affordability Act S. 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act S. 2112: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act S.AMDT.803: To create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems H.R.4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 S.2363: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2440: BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $395,252
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2014 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 473, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All Titles H.R. 761, Critical Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1063, National Strategic Critical Minerals Production Act, All Titles Coal Leasing Program OSM Stream Protection Rule S. 1600, Critical Minerals Policy Act, All Titles S. 2394, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 4716, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles
Client expense: $1,417,636 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013, All Titles S. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, All Titles Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S. 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 5505, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 4024, Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: $1,417,636 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
See attached page.H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; S. 1284, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); S.2440, the "BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014"; Natural gas supply and related issues; Regulation of hydraulic fracturing generally; Regulation of oil and gas development emissions generally.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
The Smart Energy Act Promoting Electric Vehicles Act Comprehensive Energy Policy Keystone XL Greenhouse Gas Regulations Energy Efficiency Northern Route Approval Act (H.R. 3) Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) Act of 2013 (H.R. 1465/S. 1030) Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (H.R. 1616/S. 761) Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act (H.R. 1900) Better Buildings Act of 2013 (H.R. 2126) Electricity Security and Affordability Act (H.R. 3826) North American Energy Infrastructure Act (H.R. 3301) Electricity Security and Affordability Act (S. 1905) Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act (S. 2189) State Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013 (S. 1218) The POWER Act (H.R. 4916) American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act (H.R. 2)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution including the following legislation: H.R.275 End Radon in Schools; H.R.367 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013; H.R. 1154 BREATHE Act; H.R. 1220 Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2013; S.15 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013; S.332 Climate Protection Act of 2013;H.R.271 Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R.1582 Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013; H.R.2127 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.; H.R.2023 Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act; H.J.RES.64 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units"; H.R.3341 VALUE Act of 2013; S.1401 Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; S.1627 American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act; H.R. 4012 the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; H.R.3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; S.1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; S.1988 A bill to allow States to waive regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act relating to electric generating units under certain circumstances; H.R.3702 Refinery Regulatory Reduction Act of 2013; S.J.Res.30 A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units; H.R.4795 Promoting New Manufacturing Act; H.R.4808 Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act; H.R.4813 Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014; H.R.4850 Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014; S.2514 ORDEAL Act of 2014; H.R.4956 American Energy Opportunity Act of 2014; H.R.4957 To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to exceptional event demonstrations, and for other purposes; S.1514 Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013; H.R.4947 - ORDEAL Act of 2014; H.R.5505 - Clean Air, Strong Economies Act; S.2833 - CASE Act; H.R 5665 Clear the Air with Congress Act of 2014 S.1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; S.2414 Coal Country Protection Act; S.2526 Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014; H.R. 2 American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; HR.4 - Jobs for America Act; H.R.5171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R.4923 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S 2438 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.J.Res.130 - FY2015 Continuing Resolution, (through December 13, 2014); H.J.Res.131 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes (until December 17, 2014); H.R.83 - FY2015 Omnibus; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act; Issues related to air pollution and health; Issues related to air pollution from vehicles and fuels; Issues related to air pollution from power plants and other stationary sources; Issues related to home heating oil; 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), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Bills H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 4457, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Plan Protection Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act - support. H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act - support. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 2995, the Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act - support. H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act- support. H.Res 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses - support. H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act - support. H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act -support. H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - support. H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act - support. H. Res. 728, a Resolution expressing support for designating November 29, 2014 as Small Business Saturday and supporting efforts to increase awareness of small business contributions to the community and their value to the overall economy - support. Section 425 of H.R. 4745, and urge that this provision, which prohibits the Department of Transportation from moving forward with increases in the minimum level of financial responsibility for commercial property and passenger motor carriers, including private school bus operators and other private carriers - support. H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 5860, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support. H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act - support. H.R. 4453, the S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 2854, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes - support. S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 - support. S. 2569, the Bring Jobs Home Act - support. S. 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act - oppose. S. 2199, originally introduced as S. 84, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act - oppose. S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - support. S. 399, the American Job Protection Act - support. S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act - support. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 - support. S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - support. S. 1737, Fair Minimum Wage Act - oppose. S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act - support. S. 1488, a bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support. Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees. Comments EPA, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602, Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. December 1, 2014. OSHA, Comments on OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2013-0023; Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (79 Fed. Reg. 47605, August 14, 2014) October 14, 2014. EPA, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 - Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act. October 15, 2014. Department of Health and Human Services, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016 - Request for Extension of Comment Period. December 22, 2014. Other Issues Tax Reform Tax Extenders DOL overtime regulation Biennial budget Entitlement reform Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas Retirement Issues Keystone XL Project Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA Minimum wage Unemployment insurance Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA OSHA - proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica OSHA - proposed rule on electronic reporting EPA/Army Corps of Engineers - proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States EPA - proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants OSHA - enforcement DOT - Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulatory reform Overtime Export Import Bank Medicare Part D H.R. 4304, the Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act SBA Office of Advocacy: Group Letter on Regulatory Flexibility Act Noncompliance in Waters of the United States Rulemaking SEC: Letter regarding the Recommendation of the Investor Advisory Committee: Accredited Investor Definition
Client expense: $689,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, the "American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act"; H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; H.R. 267, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R. 367, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act"; H.R. 540, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (energy efficiency); H.R. 580, the Expedited LNG for American Allies Act; H.R. 596, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act; H.R. 835, the Energy Assistance for American Families Act (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); H.R. 1211, the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014; H.R. 1422, the EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 1465, the "Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) 2013 Act "; H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1582, the Energy Consumer Relief Act; H.R. 1616, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 1659, the Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013; H.R. 1900, the "Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act"; H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 2126, the Better Buildings Act of 2013" (building energy benchmarking); H.R. 2128, the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 (HOMES Act); H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013; H.R. 2576, To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2641, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act; H.R. 2689, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); H.R. 2803, to establish a natural gas turbine RD&D program; H.R. 2804, the "All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act" (ALERT Act); H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act (permitting for cross-border energy infrastructure projects); H.R. 3654, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; H.R. 3760, the Export American Natural Gas Act of 2013; H.R. 3860, the Low Income Heating Improvement Act; H.R. 3963, the Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act of 2014; H.R. 3985, the Expand Act; H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; H.R. 4066, to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; H.R. 4092, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act; H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act; H.R. 4327, regarding FERC decisions affecting electricity costs; H.R. 4419, the "Sage-Grouse and Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Act"; H.R. 4536, the Department of Defense Energy Security Act; H.R. 4553, the Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014; H.R. 4801, directs the Department of Energy to report on using thermal insulation to save energy and water with water heating devices; H.R. 4874, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations That are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014 (SCRUB Act); H.R. 5072, the "American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act," to establish federal RES and EERs; H.R. 5205, the Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act; H.R. 5301, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act; H.R. 5335, the "Marine and Hydrokinectic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2014"; S. 15, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act"; S. 52, the Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act (Federal Building energy efficiency); S. 157, the Denali National Park Improvement Act; S. 192, the Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; S. 279, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; S. 306, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act; S. 362, the Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2013; S. 363, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 545, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; S. 552, the Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2013; S. 570, the Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013 (energy efficiency; clean energy and carbon reduction measures); S. 714, the "Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act"; S. 717, the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act; S. 761, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 763, the The Underground Gas Storage Facility Safety Act; S. 974, the Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2013; S. 1020, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013; S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act; S. 1030, the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) 2013 Act; S. 1084, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013; S. 1106, the SAVE Act; S. 1191, the Better Buildings Act (building energy benchmarking); S. 1199, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013; S. 1200, the Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013; S. 1205, the Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2013; S. 1206, a bill to encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings; S. 1218, the Senate Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013; S. 1230, the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013; S. 1261, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (energy efficiency); S. 1308, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 1397, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 1595, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; S. 1627, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act (Energy Efficiency Resource Standard; RES); S. 1739, a bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; S. 1767, the Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act of 2013; S. 1768, the Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; S. 2074, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; S. 2084, the Community Protection Act; S. 2112, the Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 2152, the Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in Our Nation (ACCTION) Act; S. 2161, the EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act; S. 2165, the Access to Consumer Energy Information Act; S. 2189, the Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act; S. 2198, the Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014; S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 2273, the Department of Defense Energy Security Act; S. 2287, the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act; S. 2288, the Expanding Carbon Capture through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act; S. 2379, the Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014; S. 2440, the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; S. 2479, the "Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act"; S. 2480, the Nevada Native Nations Land Act; S. 2494, The Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014; S. 2613, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014; S. 2727, the Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014; S. 2776, A bill to establish a Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Acceleration Fund to promote the establishment of not fewer than 10 commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration units in the United States during the next 10 years, and for other purposes.; S. 2823, the "North American Infrastructure Act"; S. 2901, to provide rebates for purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems; S. 2971, the "Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014"; Advocacy related to natural gas supply and related issues; Advocacy related to transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity; Advocacy related to public/tribal lands renewables project siting, leasing, permitting, and management issues generally; Extension of Presidential memorandum on implementation of energy savings projects and performance-based contracting for energy savings.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Natural gas supply and related issues; Transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity; Extension of Presidential memorandum on implementation of energy savings projects and performance-based contracting for energy savings.S.1240, A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes. HR 3354,To require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes; H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014; S. 2901, to provide rebates for purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems; S. 2971, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014. Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee regarding energy and climate legislation affecting natural gas utilities, including efficiency mandates. These issues arose in: S 2262: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; HR 1616: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; HR 1659: Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2014; 2351: To repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; H.R. 5027- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2014; and Draft legislation on energy efficiency and codes and standards
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Electricity issues; energy trading issues; renewable and clean energy issues; combined heat and power issues; natural gas issues; renewable energy incentives and programs; geothermal energy issues; demand response and energy efficiency issues; Congressional oversight of FERC rulemakings affecting electricity markets; electricity-natural gas coordination issues; electricity reliability; winter weather impacts on electricity reliability and natural gas supply/availability; H.R. 271 - Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 (Olson); S. 761 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (Shaheen-Portman); H.R. 1616 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (McKinley-Welch); H.R. 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act (Pompeo); S. 2620 - Grid Reliability Act of 2014 (McCaskill-Blunt); H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act (Terry); H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015.
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding liquefied natural gas (LNG) export determinations H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act Potential legislation on EPAs regulation of ozone Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice Various issues relating to the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); environment and energy policy; proposed EPA definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction; EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 148, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2013 (DISCLOSE) Act H.R. 367 / S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost-benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, and valuation of cost and benefits H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2014 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014, including provisions relating to regulatory economic analysis of health and climate benefits H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013, including provisions relating to economic impact of existing permitting rules and practices S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2516, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. J. Res. 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections S. Res. 562, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development Nomination of Mr. Gilberto de Jesus, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; EPA's use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by EPA; Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review; Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, including provisions relating to regulatory analysis and agency compliance with requirements; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; the Judgment Fund; citizen suits; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; modernizing environmental regulation and permitting; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, including provisions relating to mining H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act, including provisions relating to mining H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act H.R. 4315 / S. 2635, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and public lands H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 339, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 S. 2289, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and public lands Various issues relating to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); environment and energy policy; U.S. forest policy; mining policy
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2014, including provisions relating to regulatory costs and benefits H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4315 / S. 2635, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding liquefied natural gas (LNG) export determinations H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5171, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5314, Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience (PREPARE) Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 491, Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,233-75,411, December 17, 2014) Proposed regulations on the definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (79 Fed. Reg. 22,187-22,274, April 21, 2014) Various issues relating to Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500) and (P.L. 95-217); the EPA's Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment; role of economy wide modeling in U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPA's review of the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPA's use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; modernizing environmental regulation and permitting; Superfund policy; environment and energy policy; mining policy
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 527, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2689 / S. 1308, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4526, 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014 H.R. 4615 / S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5120, Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014 H.R. 5682, To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. Res. 562, Expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on energy efficiency program for commercial and industrial equipment, including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits (79 Fed. Reg. 58,947-59,020, September 30, 2014) Proposed regulations on standards for packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps, including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits (79 Fed. Reg. 55,537-55,601, September 16, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 3826/S. 1905-The Electricity Security and Affordability Act; Issues related to proposed New Source Performance Standards under Sections 111(b) of the Clean Air Act; Legislative proposals to regulate methane emissions;H.R. 1582-Energy Consumers Relief Act; H.R. 2850-EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act; New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Issues related to anticipated New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases; Issues related to the Clean Air Act and implementation of the Clean Air Act; EPA study on relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; S. 1234/H.R. 2513-Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act; Issues related to methane emissions from the natural gas industry, President's Climate Action Plan and related proposals to reduce methane emissions; S. 2833/H.R. 5505-Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act; S. 2440-BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; H.R. 5300-EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014; H.R. 2-American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; S. 1401-Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; S. 2514-H.R. 4947-Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act (ORDEAL Act) of 2014; Issues related to 111(d) existing source proposed rule.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Issues related to export of liquefied natural gas; H.R. 3301-North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1587-Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act;S. 1768-Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; H.R. 1900-Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; H.R. 2728-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; H.R. 3826/S. 1905-The Electricity Security and Affordability Act; H.R. 1616/S. 1392-Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 641-Ensuring Affordable Energy Act; H.R. 1943-Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction Act of 2013 (Short-lived climate emissions; methane); S. 2112/H.R. 4293-Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 2170/H.R. 4286-American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014; S. 1767-Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 4338-To amend title 49, United States Code, to require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce, and for other purposes; H.R. 2836-Electricity Security and Affordability Act and issues related to EPA and regulations establishing carbon capture technology; Issues related to the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER); H.R. 6-Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; S. 2083-American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances Liquefied Natural Gas Act; Issues related to workforce development in the oil and gas sector; H.R. 3301/S. 2823-North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 2-American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; H.R. 4526-The 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014; S. 2274-A bill to expedite decisions on applications for authorization to export natural gas, and for other purposes; S. 2494-Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014; H.R. 4899-Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014 and related legislation; H.R. 4155-Fight Russian Energy Exploitation (FREE) Act; S. 2440-BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; H.R. 3830/S. 1900-Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; H.R. 2771-Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013; S. 192-Expedited Liquefied Natural Gas for American Allies Act of 2013; S. 2096-Freedom Through Energy Export Act; SAMDT2891 to H.R. 3979-Energy Security Act; S. 2638-Natural Gas Export Certainty Act of 2014.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014; S. 2901, to provide rebates for purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems; S. 2971, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014.
Client expense: $1,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Banning Oil Exports Related to Keystone Pipeline (Holt Amendment to H.R. 3) Coal Exports Commercial Portable Air Conditioners DOE AVTM Loan Program DOE's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export Study Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 4856, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 4899, Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014 H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act Keystone XL Pipeline Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports Natural Gas Export Ban Amendment (DeFazio Amendment to H.R. 2728) Pipelines S. 1106, the "Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2013" S. 2074, S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. 2280, H.R. 5682, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline
Client expense: $3,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R.2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R.271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 S.2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 (issues related to energy efficiency) S.2620, Grid Reliability Act of 2014S.2901, 10 Million Solar Roofs Act of 2014 (issues related to providing rebates for purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems) S.2971, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 Issues related to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and general issues associated with the need to have a full complement of NRC Commissioners Issues related to pipeline safety and methane generally Issues related to natural gas supply generally Issues related to transmission siting, permitting, management and associated return on equity Issues related to smart grid and grid resiliency generally Issues related to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Fukishima regulations generally Issues related to energy markets and regulations generally Issues related to Federal Energy Regulaory Commission order 1000 and electric transmission planning and cost allocation requirements generally Issues related to the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP) process generally
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2; H.R. 271; HR 1616; H.R. 1659; H.R. 2351; H.R. 5027; S. 2262; S. 2620; S. 2901; S. 2971; Draft legislation on energy efficiency and codes and standards.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S 1844, Bureau of Land Management Review of Federal Register Notices, All Titles S 2394, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles HR 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles HR 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America Act, All Titles HR 4716, Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, All Titles HR 5176, To Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, and for other purposes, All Titles OSM Stream Protection Rule BLM Northwestern New Mexico Land Exchange Proposal BLM Coal Leasing Program
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R. 259, the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act, (tax incentives for electric vehicles and fueling infrastructure); H.R. 835, the Energy Assistance for American Families Act, (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); H.R. 1900, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act S. 52, the Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act, (Federal Building energy efficiency); S. 570, the Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013 (energy efficiency; clean energy and carbon reduction measures) S. 717, the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act S. 761, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act S. 1084, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013 S. 1191, the Better Buildings Act S. 1199, the All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act S. 1200, the Residential Energy Savings Act S. 1205, the Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act S. 1206, the Benchmarking/ energy information for commercial buildings S. 1209, the State Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act S. 1218, the Race to the Top S. 1284, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); S.2074, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. 2620, The Grid Reliability Act S. 2971, The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 Natural gas supply and related issues; HR 5529, the Healthy Employee Loss Prevention Act General matters related to natural gas as transportation fuel General matters related to electric program loan funding General matters related to Bonneville Power Administration
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Promote & protect the interests of natural gas and electric utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee regarding energy and climate legislation affecting natural gas utilities, including efficiency mandates. These issues arose in: S 2262: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014; S. 2901, to provide rebates for purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems; S. 2971, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014. H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; HR 1616: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 HR 1659: Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013 HR 2351: To repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act. H.R. 5027- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2014 Draft legislation on energy efficiency and codes and standards
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R. 400, the Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2013; H.R. 2803, to establish a natural gas turbine RD&D program; H.R. 835, the Energy Assistance for American Families Act, (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); H.R. 1616, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 1659, the Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013; H.R. 2126, the Better Buildings Act of 2013, (building energy benchmarking); H.R. 2128, the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 (HOMES Act); H.R. 2689, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act (permitting for cross-border energy infrastructure projects); H.R. 3654, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; H.R. 3860, the Low Income Heating Improvement Act; H.R. 3963, the Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act of 2014; H.R. 4066, to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; H.R. 4327, regarding FERC decisions affecting electricity costs; S. 279, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; S. 552, the Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2013; S. 570, the Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013, (energy efficiency; clean energy and carbon reduction measures); S. 761, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 1200, the Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013; S. 1205, the Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2013; S. 1218, the Senate Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013; S. 1230, the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013; S. 1261, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (energy efficiency); S. 1308, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 1595, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; S. 1627, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act (Energy Efficiency Resource Standard; RES); S. 2074, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; S. 2152, the Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in Our Nation (ACCTION) Act; Natural gas supply and related issues; Transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity; Extension of Presidential memorandum on implementation of energy savings projects and performance-based contracting for energy savings; S 2074: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; S 1218: Race to the Top; HR 1616: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; HR 1659: Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013; HR 2351: To repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act. H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; H.R. 5072, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act, to establish federal RES and EERS; H.R. 5301, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act, to establish federal RES and EERS; H.R. 5322, the Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated Programs Act of 2014, to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment; H.R. 5335, the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2014; H.R. 5548, the Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act; S. 2823, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act; S. 2901, to provide rebates for purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems; S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014; S. 2971, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014.; H.R. 5771, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions; H.R. 5027- Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2014.
Client expense: $281,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to energy policy and the coal industry. H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act. H.R. 1569, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate, 2013. HConRes24, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy. SConRes 4, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States. H.R. 2627, Caring for Coal Miners Act. H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 2152, ACCTION Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014; S. 2901, to provide rebates for purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems; S. 2971, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
S 601 Water Resources Development Act; opposing provisions that weaken the National Environmental Policy Act. HR 3080 Water Resources and Development Act -in the House) - lobbying against weakening of nepa requirements HR 2218, the coal ash legislation. (goes in CAW section.) Interior, Environment and Related Agencies FY 2014 Appropriations (no number yet) S 1470/HR 2937 Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act (oppose NEPA limitations) HR 1175 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2013 (support for provisions that protect public health from impacts of fracking.) HR 2825 To require regulation of wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other purposes. (support for provisions requiring greater oversight of some wastes.) HR 1877 Clean Water SRF Bill (support legislation that re-authorizes the Clean Water State Revolving Fund) S 1135/HR 1921 FRAC Act (support legislation that requires disclosure of fluids used during hydraulic fracturing) H.J. Res 59: joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. (opposing any provisions that would undermine EPAs ability to regulate carbon pollution) HR. 3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety as the bill would prevent administrative action on climate change. H.R. 2824, opposing legislation that overturns stream buffer zone protections in its entirety H.R. 5171 FY 2015 Interior/ EPA Appropriations, opposing provisions that undermine EPA authority to adopt clean water and clean air regulations. H.R. 4923 FY 2015 Energy and Water Appropriations, opposing provisions that undermine the Army Corps of Engineers regulatory authority. S. _____ FY 2015 Appropriations Amendments, amendments to various appropriations proposals that would undermine EPA authority to adopt clean water and clean air regulations. H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, opposing the legislation in its entirety. H.R 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, opposing the legislation in its entirety. H.R. 5077, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2014, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge, opposing the legislation in its entirety. H.R. 5609 HR 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2014, opposing provisions regarding applications of pesticides in waters of the United States. HR 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs, opposing provisions that weaken the Clean Air Act. HR 4, Jobs for America Act, opposing regulatory reform provisions. S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2363, Bipartisan Sportsmens Act of 2014, opposing provisions that undermine EPA and Corps of Engineers regulatory authority. HR. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014, opposing the legislation in its entirety. HR. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013, opposing the legislation in its entirety. HR. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act, opposing provisions that weaken regulatory oversight.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Legislation H.R. 3826 - Electricity Security and Affordability ActH.R. 1582 - Energy Consumers Relief Act S.J.RES.30 - A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units. H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 S. 2074 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 2126 - Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4066 - to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters H.R. 4219 - Voluntary Certification Program Act of 2014 H.R. 4869 - Department of Energy Research and Development Act of 2014 S. 2414 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide from new or existing power plants under certain circumstances H.R. 4808 - Coal Country Protection Act H.R. 4850 - Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2709 Coal Plant Financing Provision of the Export-Import Bank Authorization H.R. 4923 - FY2015 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill H.R. 2 - American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4 Jobs for America Act H.R. 6 - Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act S. 2280 A Bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline H.R. 5682 To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment, Docket No. EERE2013BTSTD0007, 79 Fed. Reg. 58,948 (Sept. 30, 2014) Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for High Intensity Discharge Lamps, Docket No. EERE2010BTSTD0043, 79 Fed. Reg. 62,910 (Oct. 21, 2014) Department of Energy; Fossil Fuel-Generated Energy Consumption Reduction for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings, Docket No. EERE2010BTSTD0031, 79 Fed. Reg. 61,694 (Oct. 14, 2014) The Presidents Climate Action Plan (June 25, 2013) Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, Carbon Pollution Guidelines for Existing Power Plants: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. 79 FR 34829 (June 18, 2014) Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, Carbon Pollution Standards for Modified and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. 79 FR 34960 (June 18, 2014) DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Request for Information and Comments on the Preparation of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; RFI at 79-FR-34349, pages 34349-34355 (June 16, 2014) DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska OCS Region, Beaufort Sea Planning Area, Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 242 MMAA104000; 79-FR-44060, pages 44060-44064 (July 29, 2014)
Client expense: $43,444 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office