Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; Issues regarding permitting of drilling activities on federal onshore lands Issues related to BLM rule on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands H.R.1616/S.411, Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act S. 828, Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands (FRESH) Act H.R.1482/S. 785, The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act Issues related to Sage Grouse and Endangered Species Act H.R.1647/S. 15, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Security Act S. 1146-to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-way on federal land Federal energy policy related to BLM Oil and gas lease permit programs
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; Issues related to accessing domestic supplies of natural gas Issues regarding permitting of drilling activities on federal onshore lands Issues related to BLM rule on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands H.R.1616/S.411, Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act S. 828, Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands (FRESH) Act H.R.1482/S. 785, The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act Issues related to Sage Grouse and Endangered Species Act H.R.1647/S. 15, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Security Act H.R. 2295, Energy Security Corridors Act S. 1146-to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-way on federal land Federal energy policy related to BLM Oil and gas lease permit programs
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 2728-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; Issues related to accessing domestic supplies of natural gas; Issues related to natural gas shale leasing; Issues regarding permitting of drilling activities on federal onshore lands; Issues related to revenue sharing for natural gas; Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013; Issues related to BLM rule on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands; S. 411/H.R. 1616-Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; Issues related to pipeline permitting across public lands; S. 828-Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands (FRESH) Act; S. 785/H.R. 1482-The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act; Issues related to Sage Grouse and Endangered Species Act; S. 15/H.R. 1647-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Security Act; H.R. 2295-Energy Security Corridors Act; Issues related to Department of Interior jurisdiction over pipeline permitting; S. 1146-to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-way on federal land.
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 2728-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; Issues related to accessing domestic supplies of natural gas; Issues related to natural gas shale leasing; Issues regarding permitting of drilling activities on federal onshore lands; Issues related to revenue sharing for natural gas; Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013; Issues related to BLM rule on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands; S. 411/H.R. 1616-Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act (Sen. Barrasso/Cong. Cramer); Issues related to pipeline permitting across public lands; S. 828-Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands (FRESH) Act; S. 785/H.R. 1482-The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act; Issues related to Sage Grouse and Endangered Species Act; S. 15/H.R. 1647-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Security Act; S. AMDT 48 to S. 1-To modify the definition of underground injection; S. AMDT 1088 to S. Con. Res. 11- Senate budget amendments related to BLM hydraulic fracturing rule.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Alternative Fuels Clean Fuel Vehicle Policy Cybersecurity Export Import Bank (EXIM) Authorization Federal data center consolidation HR 1587 - Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act HR 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act HR 2202/ S 1103 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 HR 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act HR 3301 - North American Energy Infrastructure HR 3760 - Expedited Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports HR 4923 - Energy and Water Appropriations HR 580/ S 192 - Expedited LNG for America Allies Act of 2013 HR 6 - LNG Exports Natural Gas Production Nuclear Exports Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Authorization Resolution Wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) S 761, S 1392 - Energy Savings & Industrial Competitiveness Act S 812 - Transboundary Agreement Taiwan 123 Agreement Unconventional Gas Policy Vietnam 123 Agreement
Client expense: $2,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| WA |
| Doug Lamborn | Republican | CO |
| Henry Cuellar | Democratic | TX |
| James Lankford | Republican | OK |
| Jeb Hensarling | Republican | TX |
| John Fleming | Republican | LA |
| John R. Carter | Republican | TX |
| Kevin Cramer | Republican | ND |
| Lou Barletta | Republican | PA |
| Mike Kelly | Republican | PA |
| Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Republican | TX |
| Richard Hudson | Republican | NC |
| Rob Woodall | Republican | GA |
| Stevan Pearce | Republican | NM |
| Tim Griffin | Republican | AR |
| Trey Radel | Republican | FL |
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), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
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 · Natural Resources
H.R. 2728-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; Issues related to accessing domestic supplies of natural gas; Issues related to natural gas shale leasing;Issues regarding permitting of drilling activities on federal onshore lands; Issues related to revenue sharing for natural gas; Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013; S. 2440-BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; S. 2112/H.R. 4293-Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 2592-North Atlantic Energy Security Act; Issues related to proposed rule at BLM on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands.
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
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: $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.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 · 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 · Environment/Superfund
New Source Performance Standards for Oil and Gas Development Proposed Rule on Hydraulic Fracturing on Public and Indian LandEffluent Limit Guidelines President's Climate Plan FRAC Act S 1135, HR 1921 Toxic Substance Control Act Proposal related to hydraulic fracturing- HR 2728 Chemicals in Commerce Act House Discussion Draft Chemical Safety Improvement Act S 1009 Proposed EPA redefinition of "Waters of the United States" Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act - HR 5078
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
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 · 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 · Natural Resources
H.R. 2728-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; Issues related to accessing domestic supplies of natural gas; Issues related to natural gas shale leasing;Issues regarding permitting of drilling activities on federal onshore lands; Issues related to revenue sharing for natural gas; Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013; S. 2440-BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; S. 2112/H.R. 4293-Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 2592-North Atlantic Energy Security Act; Issues related to proposed rule at BLM on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands.
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
S 19: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements; all provisions related to energy S 192: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; all provisions of the bill S 199: Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act; all provisions relating to energy transport S 601: Water Resource Development Act of 2013-provisions related to Corp of Engineers and Ocean Policy language in bill S 1103: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013; all provisions of the bill S 1175: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013; all provisions relating to energy S 1731: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act; all provisions relating to energy S 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act; all provisions related to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and natural gas S 2084: Community Protection Act of 2014; all provisions relating to energy S 2365: A Bill to Prohibit The Long-Term Storage of Rail Cars on Certain Railroad Tracks Unless the Surface Transportation Board has Approved the Rail Carrier's Rail Car Storage Plan; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail S 2784: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2014; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail S 2858: Toxics by Rail Accountability and Community Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2014; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail HR 6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; all provisions related to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and natural gas HR 576: Save Endangered Species Act of 2013; all provisions relating to energy HR 580: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; provisions related to exports of LNG HR 1314: To Amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to Establish a Procedure for Approval of Certain Settlements; all provisions relating to energy HR 2202: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013; all provisions related to taxes on LNG and natural gas HR 2280: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013; all provisions relating to energy HR 2471: Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013; all provisions related to exports of LNG and natural gas HR 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; all provisions relating to energy HR 3533: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act; all provisions relating to energy HR 4139: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Act; all provisions related to LNG and natural gas HR 4440: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2014; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail HR 4834: To Authorize Highway Infrastructure and Safety, Transit, Motor Carrier, Rail, and Other Surface Transportation Programs, and for Other Purposes; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail HR 4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014; all provisions relating to energy G̲e̲n̲e̲r̲a̲l̲ ̲D̲i̲s̲c̲u̲s̲s̲i̲o̲n̲s̲ ̲R̲e̲l̲a̲t̲e̲d̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲E̲N̲G̲ ̲(̲n̲o̲ ̲s̲p̲e̲c̲i̲f̲i̲c̲ ̲B̲i̲l̲l̲ ̲#̲)̲:̲ Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Exports FAIR Act of 2013 - Revenue Sharing Bill; all provisions related to energy Liquefied Natural Gas Exports (LNG) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making; all provisions relating to energy Crude Oil Rail Transportation; Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Keystone XL Pipeline Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Rail Safety Proposed Rule Renewable Fuel Standard; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Rulemakings Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Fraud Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Cellulosic Volume Mandate Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Hydraulic Fracturing Study Energy Facility Cyber Security Refinery Process Safety Crude Oil Exports National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Guidelines Revision Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upstream Venting and Flaring Issues Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development Oil Sands
Client expense: $1,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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. 3 and S. 582, Northern Route Approval Act, legislation to expedite permitting of the Keystone XL Pipeline. H.R. 4293, Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act, legislation to provide a categorical exclusion to natural gas gathering lines under certain circumstance from the National Environmental Policy Act on federal and tribal lands.H.R. 1587, Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act, legislation that clarifies the authority of the Departments Agriculture and Interior to grant permits and easements for the use of right-of-way in federal lands for pipelines. H.R. 787, Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act of 2011, legislation to promote domestic energy production and invest in American infrastructure, provision related to extension of immigration laws to the Outer Continental Shelf, and provisions related to labor standards for federally-assisted construction. Outer Continental Shelf oil leases and royalty revenue sharing. Building Infrastructure and Finance Innovation Act, legislation designed to provide federal financial assistance through the Economic Development Administration to install energy efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for federally-assisted construction North American Energy Act, legislation to eliminate the Presidential Permit process for oil and gas pipeline and electricity transmission. S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, provisions related to labor standards on federally-assisted construction, potential amendment related to Keystone XL, as well as workforce development provisions. H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Permitting Reform Act, legislation designed to limit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions permit review of natural gas pipelines to one year. H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act, legislation that would restructure and codify the permitting process for trans boundary pipelines and electric transmission lines. H.R. 2728, States Rights to Promote Energy Security Act, legislation that would allow states with existing regulatory structures for extraction of natural-gas to assume permitting responsibility on federal land, just as they would on private property within their jurisdiction.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Permitting for energy infrastructure development projects H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 - provisions related to energy infrastructure permitting and waterway dredging. H.R. 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - amendments related to natural gas emissionsDraft & Proposed Rule regarding Waters of the United States
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act HR 3301 - North American Energy Infrastructure HR 3760 - Expedited Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports HR 580/ S 192 - Expedited LNG for America Allies Act of 2013 HR 6 - LNG Exports Natural Gas Production Nuclear Exports Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Authorization Resolution Wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) S 761, S 1392 - Energy Savings & Industrial Competitiveness Act Vietnam 123 Agreement
Client expense: $3,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Education on potential changes to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act Allowing permitting for liquified natural gas (LNG) exports Regulations related to methane emissions Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform (HR 1900) Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act (HR 1587) Protecting States' Rightst to Promote American Energy Security Act (HR 2728) Regulations related to the operation of offshore drilling vessels
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $479,560
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S.204 A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.This Act may be cited as the ''National Right-to-Work Act''. TCU Opposes the Budget Instead, the plan written by Budget Committee Chairman. H.R.933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013. Appropriates funds for FY2013 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments),and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. TCU supports the bill to keep the government running through FY 2013. The Bill funds MAP 21 (Commuter Rail and Transit) and it restores student enrollments to the Job Corp program. H.R.946 National Right-to-Work Act Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions that permit employers, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that is a union security agreement, to require employees to join a union as a condition of employment (including provisions permitting railroad carriers to require, pursuant to such an agreement, payroll deduction of union dues or fees as a condition of employment). TCU opposes the bill as it is designed to depress workers wages and take away a basic right for workers to join a union. H.R.1120 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act Requires the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to cease all activity that requires a quorum of Board members. Prohibits the Board from implementing, administering, or enforcing any decision, rule, vote, or other action decided, undertaken, adopted, issued, or finalized on or after January 4, 2012, that requires a quorum of the Board members. TCU opposes the bill because it gives management the upper hand at the workplace and takes workers rights away. H.J.RES.59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Makes continuing appropriations for FY2014. TCU supports the Senate CR to keep the government running and our members working. TCU does not support the Bill inasmuch as it has no chance of passing and a government would hurt our members. S.1197 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. TCU supports because it would strengthen Buy American requirements for defense procurement. H.R.2397 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 Appropriates funds for FY2014 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. We don't support as it cuts vital transportation modes and hurts the economy. It also puts our members out of work. We support the Administration's approach to funding transportation particularly Passenger Rail. H.R.2728 Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing (including any component of that process), relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any state that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for that activity. TCU supports because it prevents undue regulation on an industry that has a lot of job growth. H.R.2909 United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2013 Requires a business enterprise that employs 50 or more employees, excluding part-time employees, or 50 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 1,500 hours per week, exclusive of overtime, in a call center to notify the Secretary of Labor at least 120 days before relocating such center outside of the United States. Subjects violators to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 a day. Directs the Secretary to establish, maintain, and make publicly available a list of all such employers that relocate a call center. Authorizes the Secretary to remove from the list an employer that has relocated the call center from a location outside the United States to a location inside the United States. TCU support as it prevents companies from outsourcing call centers to foreign countries and outsources jobs and employees. S 2737 Invest in American Jobs Act of 2014 A bill to ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects carried out using federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods that are produced in the United States, and for other purposes. TCU supports for creating good paying US jobs.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
S.4 Rebuild America Act Create jobs and support businesses while improving the nation's global competitiveness by modernizing TCU supports the bill because it is good for working families and the future of our country. S.204 A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.This Act may be cited as the ''National Right-to-Work Act''. TCU Opposes the Budget Instead, the plan written by Budget Committee ChairmanPaul Ryan which passed on a 221-207 party-line vote would reduce spending on the Medicaid health care plan for the poor and eliminate "Obamacare" subsidies. It exempts the Pentagon and Social Security beneficiaries from spending cuts but revives a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher-like system for beneficiaries born in 1959 or later. H.RES.15 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with existing law, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation; and for other purposes. TCU supports the bill to keep our country safe. H.R.946 National Right-to-Work Act Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions that permit employers, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that is a union security agreement, to require employees to join a union as a condition of employment (including provisions permitting railroad carriers to require, pursuant to such an agreement, payroll deduction of union dues or fees as a condition of employment). TCU opposes the bill as it is designed to depress workers wages and take away a basic right for workers to join a union. H.R.949 Invest in American Jobs Act of Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 - Revises Buy American requirements with respect to federal-aid highways, capital investment grants to support intercity passenger rail service (rail grants), and Amtrak, particularly the handling of waiver requests. TCU supports the bill to create American jobs and build a better passenger rail system in the US. H.R.1120 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act Requires the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to cease all activity that requires a quorum of Board members. Prohibits the Board from implementing, administering, or enforcing any decision, rule, vote, or other action decided, undertaken, adopted, issued, or finalized on or after January 4, 2012, that requires a quorum of the Board members. TCU opposes the bill because it gives management the upper hand at the workplace and takes workers rights away. H.R.3 Northern Route Approval Act Declares that a presidential permit shall not be required for the pipeline described in the application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to the Department of State for the Keystone XL pipeline, including the Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final Evaluation Report issued by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality in January 2013 and approved by the Nebraska governor. TCU supports the Bill as it would create badly needed jobs. TCU supports this bill as it creates jobs. H.R.1539 Northeast Corridor Rail Tunnel Safety Act Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for Amtrak use, after the Secretary has received and approved a project engineering and financial plan, to complete New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate tunnels in Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Maryland. TCU supports this bill as it creates jobs. H.J.RES.59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Makes continuing appropriations for FY2014. TCU supports the Senate CR to keep the government running and our members working. TCU does not support the Bill inasmuch as it has no chance of passing and a government would hurt our members. S.1197 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. TCU supports because it would strengthen Buy American requirements for defense procurement. H.R.2397 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 Appropriates funds for FY2014 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. We don't support as it cuts vital transportation modes and hurts the economy. It also puts our members out of work. We support the Administration's approach to funding transportation particularly Passenger Rail. H.R.2610 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 Makes appropriations for FY2014 to the Department of Transportation (Sec. 150) Declares that funds provided in this Act for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) shall immediately cease to be available to Amtrak in the event that it contracts to have provided at or from any location outside the United States any service that was, as of July 1, 2006, performed by a full-time or part-time Amtrak employee whose base of employment is located within the United States.(Sec. 151) Authorizes the Secretary to receive cash or spare parts from non-federal sources to repair damages to or replace federally-owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a result of third party liability for such damages. (Sec. 152) Authorizes the Secretary to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to DOT to redeem or repurchase it upon the payment to DOT of an amount the Secretary determines. (Sec. 153) Bars the use of funds for Amtrak to pay overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any Amtrak employee. Authorizes the president of Amtrak to waive such cap in cases where it poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the Amtrak system. TCU does not support because it is inadequate funding for Amtrak and other important transportation projects. S 2737 Invest in American Jobs Act of 2014 A bill to ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects carried out using federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods that are produced in the United States, and for other purposes. TCU supports for creating good paying US jobs.H.R.2728 Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing (including any component of that process), relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any state that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for that activity. TCU supports because it prevents undue regulation on an industry that has a lot of job growth. H.R.2909 United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2013 Requires a business enterprise that employs 50 or more employees, excluding part-time employees, or 50 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 1,500 hours per week, exclusive of overtime, in a call center to notify the Secretary of Labor at least 120 days before relocating such center outside of the United States. Subjects violators to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 a day. Directs the Secretary to establish, maintain, and make publicly available a list of all such employers that relocate a call center. Authorizes the Secretary to remove from the list an employer that has relocated the call center from a location outside the United States to a location inside the United States. TCU support as it prevents companies from outsourcing call centers to foreign countries and outsources jobs and employees. H.J.Res.124 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 provides continuing FY2015 appropriations to federal agencies until December 11, 2014, or enactment of specified appropriations legislation. TCU supports to keep American workers on the job.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act of 2014; H.R. 787, Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act; H.R. 1616, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; H.R. 2034, Advanced Composites Development Act of 2013; H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014; H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act; H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 4899, Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014; H.R. 5682, A Bill to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; S. 630, FAIR Act of 2013; S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013; S. 2074, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; CAFE Standards; Energy Efficiency; Green Building Policy, Including "LEED"; Natural Gas Supply; Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies FY 2015 (NHTSA Highway Safety Roadmap Funding for Plastic Composite Intensive Vehicles); Renewable Energy; Renewable Fuel Standard
Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation S. 601 Water Resources Development ActS. 1135 - FRAC Act H.R. 1921 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2013 H.R.139 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R. 1175 - the Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation (FRESHER) Act H.R. 1154 - the Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects (BREATHE) Act S. 23 - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (House Farm bill) H.R. 3188 - Yosemite Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act H.R. 3333 - Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 S. 1784 - Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2013 S. 954 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Senate Farm Bill) H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (House WRDA Bill) S. 1396 A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfires S. 1966 National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014 H.R. 2954 Public Access and Lands Improvement Act McClintock Amdt, Lummis Admt #7, and Labrador Amdt #11 to H .R. 2954 Ellison NEPA Amendment to H.R. 3590 Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 2641 RAPID Act H.R. 1459 Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division G --DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 H.R. 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act S. 2112 - Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act H.R. 6 - Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act S. 2083 - American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act H.R. 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 4272 - Forest Access in Rural Communities Act H.R. 3301 - North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3992 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2014 H.R. 1526 - Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act S. 1875 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013 S. 2494 - Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014 H.R. 4293 - Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act H.R. 4899 - Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 H.R. 5065 - SAFE Act S. 2593 - FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014 H.R. 1363 - Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act H.R. 5412 - Bureau of Reclamation Surface Water Storage Streamlining Act Toomey Amendment on Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (H.R. 5021) H.R. 2 - American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4 - Jobs for America Act S. 2734 - Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014 Title III National Security and Federal Lands Protection of Secure the Southwest Border Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 5230) H.R. 5171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 1965 - Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013 H.R. 1394 - Planning for American Energy Act of 2013 H.R. 83 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015Rulemakings DOI, Bureau of Land Management; 43 CFR 3160; Well Stimulation, Including Hydraulic Fracturing, on Federal and Indian Lands; Proposed Rule at 78 FR 31635 77 FR 27691 pages 31635 -31677 27691 -27711 (May 11, 2014, 20123) USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Tongass Forest Plan Amendment at 79 Fed. Reg. 30,074 (May 27, 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) CEQ, Draft Guidance on Effective Use of Programmatic National Environmental Policy Act Reviews at 79 Fed. Reg. 50,578 (Aug. 25, 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
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Hydraulic fracturing matters; Indian energy legislative provisions (H.R.1548, H.R.2728, H.R.1965, and S.2132); BLM/APD fee legislation (S.2240); onshore and offshore energy development; and related regulations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act HR 576: Save Endangered Species Act of 2013 HR 580: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 HR 875: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use ofmid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. HR 1314/S 19: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. HR 1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act HR 1462: RFS Reform Act of 2013 HR 1469: Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act HR 2202: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 HR 2280/S 1175: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013 HR 2471: Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013 HR 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act HR 3533/S 1731: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act HR 3773: (112th Congress) Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2012 HR 4139: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act HR 4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 S 192: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 S 199: Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act S 251: Phantom Fuel Reform Act S 344: A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes S 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013; URDA/Bill Corp of Engineer Language/Ocean policy language in bill only S 977: Foreign Fuels Reduction Act S 1103: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 S 1273: FAIR Act of 2013 S 1807: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013 S 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act S 2084: Community Protection Act of 2014 Senator Cardin/Senator Vitter/Senator Udall draft Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) reform bill Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund Natural Gas, crude oil and petroleum product exports Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Venting and Flaring Issues Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007: Renewable fuel standard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemaking; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) fraud, Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) cellulosic volume mandate Farm bill Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) amendments European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive Keystone XL Pipeline Oil sands Tier III gasoline Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development EPAs Hydraulic Fracturing Study Energy Facility Cyber Security Refinery process safety Crude oil transportation; Department of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Energy Regulatory Commission
Client expense: $2,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 3 and S 582--expedite permitting of XL Keystone pipeline ; HR 2728--protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy( natural gas development) ; issues relating to natural gas fracking and job development; discussions regarding broader energy development
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Permitting for energy infrastructure development projects H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 - provisions related to energy infrastructure permitting and waterway dredging. H.R. 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - amendments related to natural gas emissionsDraft & Proposed Rule regarding Waters of the United States
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S 19: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements; all provisions related to energy S 192: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; all provisions related to taxes on LNG and natural gas S 199: Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act; all provisions relating to energy transportS 251: Phantom Fuel Reform Act; all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) S 344: A Bill to Prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from Approving the Introduction into Commerce of Gasoline that contains Greater Than 10-Volume-Percent Ethanol, and for Other Purposes; all provisions relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) S 601: Water Resource Development Act of 2013-provisions related to Corp of Engineers and Ocean Policy language in bill S 977: Foreign Fuels Reduction Act; all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) S 1103: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013; all provisions related to taxes on LNG and natural gas S 1175: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013; all provisions relating to energy S 1731: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act; all provisions relating to energy S 1807: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013; all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) S 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act; all provisions related to Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and natural gas S 2084: Community Protection Act of 2014; all provisions relating to energy S 2365: A Bill to Prohibit The Long-Term Storage of Rail Cars on Certain Railroad Tracks Unless the Surface Transportation Board has Approved the Rail Carrier's Rail Car Storage Plan; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail S 2784: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2014; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail S 2858: Toxics by Rail Accountability and Community Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2014; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail Senator Ben Cardin's Draft Renewable Fuel Standard bill (not yet introduced); all provisions relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Senators Vitter-Cardin-Udall Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Reform Draft bill (not yet introduted); all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) HR 6: Domestic Properity and Global Freedom Act; all provisions related to Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and natural gas HR 576: Save Endangered Species Act of 2013; all provisions relating to energy HR 580: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; provisions related to taxes on LNG and natural gas HR 875: To Provide for a Comprehensive Assessment of the Scientific and Technical Research on the Implications of the Use of Mid-level Ethanol Blends, and for Other Purposes; all provisions related to Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) HR 1314: To Amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to Establish a Procedure for Approval of Certain Settlements; all provisions relating to energy HR 1461: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; all provisions related to Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) HR 1462: RFS Reform Act of 2013; all provisions related to Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) HR 1469: Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; all provisions related to Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) HR 2202: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013; all provisions related to taxes on LNG and natural gas HR 2280: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013; all provisions relating to energy HR 2471: Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013; all provisions related to taxes on LNG and natrual gas HR 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; all provisions relating to energy HR 3533: Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act; all provisions relating to energy HR 4139: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Act; all provisions related to LNG and natural gas HR 4440: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2014; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail HR 4834: To Authorize Highway Infrastructure and Safety, Transit, Motor Carrier, Rail, and Other Surface Transportation Programs, and for Other Purposes; all provisions related to transport of crude oil by rail HR 4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014; all provisions relating to energy Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Exports FAIR Act of 2013 - Revenue Sharing Bill; all provisions related to energy Liquefied Natural Gas Exports (LNG) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making; all provisions relating to energy Crude Oil Rail Transportation; Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Keystone XL PipelinePipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Rail Safety Proposed Rule Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 (EISA) - Renewable Fuel Standard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Rulemaking Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Indentification Number (RIN) Fraud Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Cellulosic Volume Mandate Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Hydraulic Fracturing Study Energy Facility Cyber Security Refinery Process Safety Crude Oil Exports National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Guidelines Revision Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upstream Venting and Flaring Issues Hyrdaulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development Tier III Gasoline Oil Sands European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive
Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 2728 Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; HR 4315 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency and Resonableness Act; HR 4899 Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act; S 1273 FAIR Act; S 2440 BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act; S 2894 A bill to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units;76 Fed. Reg. 32197 Environmental Impact Statements, Notice of Availability, EIS No. 20110174, Draft EIS, USFS, 00, George Washington National Forest Land and Resource Management Project, Implementation, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Frederick, Highland, Nelson, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties VA and Hampshire, Hardy, Monroe, and Pendleton Counties, WV; 76 Fed. Reg. 70156 Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017; 77 Fed. Reg. 19321 Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Geological and Geophysical Exploration on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 78 Fed. Reg. 56273 Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica; 79 Fed. Reg. 27052 Policy regarding implementation of section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 27060 Definition of Destruction or Adverse Modification of Critical Habitat; 79 Fed. Reg. 28862 Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulations; 79 Fed. Reg. 34349 Request for Information and Comments on the Preparation of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program; 79 Fed. Reg. 42815 Proposed Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Activities on the Mid- and South-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the development of a National Ocean Policy; Efforts regarding the development of oil shale resources; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to anticipated regulations for gathering lines; Efforts related to FEMA's mitigation policy titled "Limits on Subsurface Uses of Hazard Mitigation Assistance Acquired Lands"; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act.
Client expense: $2,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation S. 601 Water Resources Development ActS. 1135 - FRAC Act H.R. 1921- Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2013 H.R.139 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R. 1175 - the Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation (FRESHER) Act. H.R. 1154 - the Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects (BREATHE) Act S. 23 - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (House Farm bill) H.R. 3188 - Yosemite Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act H.R. 3333 - Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 S. 1784 - Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2013 S. 954 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Senate Farm Bill) H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (House WRDA Bill) S. 1396 - A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfires S. 1966 - National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014 H.R. 2954 - Public Access and Lands Improvement Act McClintock Amdt, Lummis Admt #7, and Labrador Amdt #11 to H .R. 2954 Ellison NEPA Amendment to H.R. 3590 - Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 2641 - RAPID Act H.R. 1459 - Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division G --DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 H.R. 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act S. 2112 - Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act H.R. 6 - Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act S. 2083 - American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act H.R. 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 4272 - Forest Access in Rural Communities Act H.R. 3301 - North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3992 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2014 H.R. 1526 - Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act S. 1875 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013 S. 2494 - Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014 H.R. 4293 - Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act H.R. 4899 - Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 H.R. 5065 - SAFE Act S. 2593 - FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014 H.R. 1363 - Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Fedearl Lands Act H.R. 5412 - Bureau of Reclamation Surface Water Storage Streamlining Act Toomey Amendment on Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (H.R. 5021) H.R. 2 - American Energy Solutions for Lowering Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4 - Jobs for America Act S. 2734 - Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014 Title III "National Security and Federal Lands Protection" of Secure the Southwest Border Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 5230) H.R. 5171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 1965 - Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013 H.R. 1394 - Planning for American Energy Act of 2013Rulemakings DOI, Bureau of Land Management; 43 CFR 3160; Well Stimulation, Including Hydraulic Fracturing, on Federal and Indian Lands; Proposed Rule at 78 FR 31635 77 FR 27691 pages 31635 -31677 27691 -27711 (May 11, 2014, 20123) USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Tongass Forest Plan Amendment at 79 Fed. Reg. 30,074 (May 27, 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) CEQ, Draft Guidance on Effective Use of Programmatic National Environmental Policy Act Reviews at 79 Fed. Reg. 50,578 (Aug. 25, 2014)
Client expense: $85,801 · 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), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2 The American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs & More American Jobs Act; H.R. 2728 Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 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. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 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 S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1392, 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) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; 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: $28,350,000 · 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), 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 · third_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. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) 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. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy 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 H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements 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. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 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 H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform 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 (CLEER) 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 (CASE) Act S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements 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. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness 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 H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 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 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) OMB docket 2013-0007 (under Executive Order 12866; Technical Support Document: Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for the Regulatory Impact Analysis)(78 Fed. Reg. 70,586-70,588, November 26, 2013) Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; EPA: including use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel, and oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations; 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; 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: $28,350,000 · 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), 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 · third_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 (REINS) 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. 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. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability 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. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014 H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty 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 (BUILD) Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resource 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) 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. 95-217); EPA: including Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment, review of the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards, use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel, role of economy wide modeling in analysis of air regulations, and oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations; 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: $28,350,000 · 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), 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 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act of 2014; H.R. 787, Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act; H.R. 1616, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; H.R. 2034, Advanced Composites Development Act of 2013; H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014; H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act; H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 4899, Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014; S. 630, FAIR Act of 2013; S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013; S. 2074, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; CAFE Standards; Energy Efficiency; Green Building Policy, Including "LEED"; Natural Gas Supply; Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies FY 2015 (NHTSA Highway Safety Roadmap Funding for Plastic Composite Intensive Vehicles); Renewable Energy; Renewable Fuel Standard
Client expense: $3,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Alternative Fuels Clean Fuel Vehicle Policy Cybersecurity Export Import Bank (EXIM) AuthorizationFederal data center consolidation HR 1587 - Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act HR 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act HR 2202/ S 1103 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 HR 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act HR 3301 - North American Energy Infrastructure HR 3760 - Expedited Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports HR 527/ S 783 - Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act HR 580/ S 192 - Expedited LNG for America Allies Act of 2013 HR 6 - LNG Exports HR 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Natural Gas Production Nuclear Exports Nuclear Used Fuel Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Authorization Private Activity Bonds for Water Resolution Wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) Revenue Sharing for Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) Revitalization S 761, S 1392 - Energy Savings & Industrial Competitiveness Act S 812 - Transboundary Agreement Taiwan 123 Agreement Unconventional Gas Policy Vietnam 123 Agreement
Client expense: $3,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · third_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. 329-Sustainable Energy Act (oil and natural gas leases); H.R. 2553-National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2013; S. 2112/H.R. 4293-Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; H.R. 4339-Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation 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; H.R. 2126-McKinley: Better Buildings Act of 2013; 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), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), 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, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 2728-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; Issues related to accessing domestic supplies of natural gas; Issues related to natural gas shale leasing;Issues regarding permitting of drilling activities on federal onshore lands; Issues related to revenue sharing for natural gas; Regulatory efforts regarding the Endangered Species Act and related considerations; Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013; Issues related to 2015 budget for Energy and Water and related agencies; S. 2440-BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; Issues related to the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program; S. 2112/H.R. 4293-Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 2592-North Atlantic Energy Security Act; Issues related to proposed rule at BLM on hyrdaulic fracturing on federal lands.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), 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, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Cybersecurity Export Import Bank (EXIM) Authorization Federal data center consolidation HR 1587 - Energy Infrastructure Improvement ActHR 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act HR 2202/ S 1103 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 HR 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act HR 3301 - North American Energy Infrastructure HR 3760 - Expedited Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports HR 4923 - Energy and Water Appropriations HR 580/ S 192 - Expedited LNG for America Allies Act of 2013 HR 6 - LNG Exports Natural Gas Production Nuclear Exports Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Authorization Resolution Wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) S 761, S 1392 - Energy Savings & Industrial Competitiveness Act Taiwan 123 Agreement Unconventional Gas Policy Vietnam 123 Agreement
Client expense: $5,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · third_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Amendment to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act Allowing permitting for liquified natural gas (LNG) exports Expedited LNG for American Allies 2013-S. 192/H.R. 580 Regulations related to methane emissionsFracturing Responsibly and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2013 (HR 1921) Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform (HR 1900) Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act (HR 1587) Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act (H.R. 2728) Regulations related to the operation of offshore drilling vessels
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $430,940
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 3 and S. 582, Northern Route Approval Act, legislation to expedite permitting of the Keystone XL Pipeline. H.R. 4293, Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act, legislation to provide a categorical exclusion to natural gas gathering lines under certain circumstance from the National Environmental Policy Act on federal and tribal lands.H.R. 1587, Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act, legislation that clarifies the authority of the Departments of Agriculture and Interior to grant permits and easements for the use of right-of-way in federal lands for pipelines. H.R. 787, Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act of 2011, legislation to promote domestic energy production and invest in American infrastructure, provision related to extension of immigration laws to the Outer Continental Shelf, and provisions related to labor standards for federally-assisted construction. Outer Continental Shelf oil leases and royalty revenue sharing. Building Infrastructure and Finance Innovation Act, legislation designed to provide federal financial assistance through the Economic Development Administration to install energy efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for federally-assisted construction North American Energy Act, legislation to eliminate the Presidential Permit process for oil and gas pipeline and electricity transmission. S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, provisions related to labor standards on federally-assisted construction, potential amendment related to Keystone XL, as well as workforce development provisions. H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Permitting Reform Act, legislation designed to limit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions permit review of natural gas pipelines to one year. H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act, legislation that would restructure and codify the permitting process for transboundary pipelines and electric transmission lines. H.R. 2728, States Rights to Promote Energy Security Act, legislation that would allow states with existing regulatory structures for extraction of natural-gas to assume permitting responsibility on federal land, just as they would on private property within their jurisdiction.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Banning Oil Exports Related to Keystone Pipeline (Holt Amendment to H.R. 3) Coal Exports DOE AVTM Loan Program DOE's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export StudyEnergy 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. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure 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) Nuclear S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2013 S. 2074, S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. 761, H.R. 1616, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act
Client expense: $4,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Environmental review process for coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest Gateway Pacific Coal Export Terminal Project H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development ActRegulations on Hydraulic Fracturing S. 1600, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013
Client expense: $4,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Discussions concerning BLM HF on Federal Lands Rulemaking. EPA diesel fuel guidance.Discussions concerning the EPA Wise County, TX Nonattainment designation. Discussions regarding LNG exports. H.R.2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act, all provisions. H.R.3294, State-Run Federal Lands Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Hydraulic fracturing matters; Indian energy legislative provisions (H.R.1548, H.R.2728, H.R.1965, and S.2132); BLM/APD fee legislation (S.2240); onshore and offshore energy development; and related regulations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE