Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act

Budget/appropriations/Continuing Resolution policy riders and funding levels, including California drought, Waters of the US, export-import bank; HR 4808-EPA funding, Interior and environmental appropriations, riders on climate, water, TSCA; HR 4923 - energy and water appropriations, clean water rule.

Client expense: $207,700 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution including the following legislation: H.R.275 End Radon in Schools; H.R.367 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013; H.R. 1154 BREATHE Act; H.R. 1220 Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2013; S.15 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013; S.332 Climate Protection Act of 2013;H.R.271 Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R.1582 Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013; H.R.2127 To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing any rule imposing any standard of performance for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless and until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible.; H.R.2023 Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act; H.J.RES.64 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units"; H.R.3341 VALUE Act of 2013; S.1401 Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; S.1627 American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act; H.R. 4012 the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; H.R.3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; S.1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; S.1988 A bill to allow States to waive regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act relating to electric generating units under certain circumstances; H.R.3702 Refinery Regulatory Reduction Act of 2013; S.J.Res.30 A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units; H.R.4795 Promoting New Manufacturing Act; H.R.4808 Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act; H.R.4813 Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014; H.R.4850 Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014; S.2514 ORDEAL Act of 2014; H.R.4956 American Energy Opportunity Act of 2014; H.R.4957 To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to exceptional event demonstrations, and for other purposes; S.1514 Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013; H.R.4947 - ORDEAL Act of 2014; H.R.5505 - Clean Air, Strong Economies Act; S.2833 - CASE Act; H.R 5665 Clear the Air with Congress Act of 2014 S.1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; S.2414 Coal Country Protection Act; S.2526 Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014; H.R. 2 American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; HR.4 - Jobs for America Act; H.J. Res 124 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015; H.R.5171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R.4923 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S 2438 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; Issues related to air pollution and health; Issues related to air pollution from vehicles and fuels; Issues related to air pollution from power plants and other stationary sources; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to the Budget Control Act;

HOUSE H.R. 4808-Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act-(Oppose) H.R. 4813-Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014-(Oppose) H.R. 4850-Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014-(Oppose)HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 4923-Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015-(Oppose and monitored for riders) H.R. 5078-Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014-(Oppose) H.R. 5505-Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act-(Oppose) H.R. 5665-Clear the Air with Congress Act-(Oppose) SENATE S. 1009-Chemical Safety Improvement Act-(Oppose as written, support strengthening amendments) S. 1254-Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2014-(All sections) S. 1961-Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act-(neutral) S. 2414-Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act-(Oppose) S. 2833-Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act-(Oppose) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Carbon Rule CRA-(Oppose) Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act-(Oppose)

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Legislation H.R. 3826 - Electricity Security and Affordability ActH.R. 1582 - Energy Consumers Relief Act S.J.RES.30 - A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units. H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 S. 2074 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 2126 - Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4066 - to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters H.R. 4219 - Voluntary Certification Program Act of 2014 H.R. 4869 - Department of Energy Research and Development Act of 2014 S. 2414 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide from new or existing power plants under certain circumstances H.R. 4808 - Coal Country Protection Act H.R. 4850 - Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2709 Coal Plant Financing Provision of the Export-Import Bank Authorization H.R. 4923 - FY2015 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill H.R. 2 - American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4 Jobs for America Act H.R. 6 - Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Dehumidifiers, Docket No. EERE2012BTSTD0027, 79 Fed. Reg. 29,380 (May 22, 2014) Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Automatic Commercial Ice-Makers, Docket No. EERE2010BTSTD0037, 79 Fed. Reg. 14,846 (Mar. 17, 2014) Federal Trade Commission; Energy Labeling Rule, Project No. R611004, 79 Fed. Reg. 34,642 (June 18, 2014) The Presidents Climate Action Plan (June 25, 2013) Presidential MEMORANDUM FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY regarding Power Sector Carbon Pollution Standards Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, Carbon Pollution Guidelines for Existing Power Plants: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. 79 FR 34829 (June 18, 2014) Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, Carbon Pollution Standards for Modified and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. 79 FR 34960 (June 18, 2014) DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Request for Information and Comments on the Preparation of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; RFI at 79-FR-34349, pages 34349-34355 (June 16, 2014) DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska OCS Region, Beaufort Sea Planning Area, Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 242 MMAA104000; 79-FR-44060, pages 44060-44064 (July 29, 2014)

Support S. 401 & H.R. 924 Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act, 30% ITC for the first 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind service, incentivizing development and rewarding the first movers in the industry. Support S. 329, Sustainable Energy Act to eliminate certain fuel subsidies and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain energy tax incentives.Oppose all efforts to approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the dangerous Keystone XL pipeline. Support the Obama administration's Climate Action Plan making climate change a top priority through EPA setting standards reducing carbon pollution from new and existing power plants. Support for the Department of the Interior to continue promoting offshore wind energy. Oppose H.J. Res. 64 and S.J. Res 30, resolutions of disapproval on the EPAs proposed standards limiting carbon pollution from future power plants. Oppose H.R. 3826/S.1905, the Electricity Security and Affordability Act, that blocks all EPA actions to reduce carbon pollution from power plants. Oppose H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act, a dangerous bill that would gut the review process for approving cross-border pipeline applications. Oppose H.R. 4923, the FY15 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, which moves us backward on energy and environmental policy by slashing funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency while boosting funding for polluting, mature fossil fuel and nuclear generation technologies. Support H.R. 3473, the floor vehicle for the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, which extended key expired tax incentives, including the Production Tax Credit that is essential to the continued growth of clean energy. Oppose S. 2414, H.R. 4808, H.R. 4813, H.R. 4850 legislation that would undermine the EPAs ability to limit carbon pollution from power plants, the nations largest source of the pollution driving climate change. Oppose an amendment offered by Representative James Lankford (R-OK) to H.R. 4923, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, which would force federal agencies to turn a blind eye to the economic costs of climate change. Oppose an amendment by Representative David McKinley (R-WV) to H.R. 4923, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, which would prevent federal agencies from assessing the costs and dangers posed by climate change. Oppose an amendment by Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) to H.R. 4923, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, which would block all funding for the Department of Energys (DOE) Climate Model Development and Validation program.Oppose H.R. 4, the so-called Jobs for America Act a radical package of bills that threatens vital health and environmental safeguards and our public lands. Oppose H.R. 2, the so-called American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, a package of more than a dozen bills all of which the House has already voted on. This legislation amounts to a huge giveaway to big polluters and threatens the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the landscapes that support our outdoor economy; thwarts progress on climate change; and compromises communities ability to have a say in projects in their backyards. Encourage Secretary Jewell and the Department of the Interior not to include lease sales in the Chukchi Sea, Beaufort Sea or Bristol Bay planning areas in the 2017-2022 five year oil and gas program for the nation. Encourage the Administration to develop smart and reasonable methane standards for the oil and gas industry through EPA and Interior rulemakings. These actions will protect public health and help reduce a potent greenhouse gas, consistent with the goals of the Climate Action Plan. Support for H.R. 5559, the Bridge to a Clean Energy Future Act of 2014, legislation extending critical incentives for clean energy and energy efficiency.

House approps bill: harmful riders, funding levels; continuing resolution: harmful riders; HR 4808: EPA and Interior funding/approps - possible riders on climate, water, TSCA; HR 4923: energy/water approps - clean water rule, oceans policy amendments.

Client expense: $113,640 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Endorse HR 4808, S2414, the Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act, regarding EPA's attempt to regulate GHG emissions from existing power plants; Outreach to Senate members re: signing a letter urging EPA to extend the public comment period on the rule;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution including the following legislation: H.R.275 End Radon in Schools; H.R.367 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013; H.R. 1154 BREATHE Act; H.R. 1220 Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2013; S.15 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013; S.332 Climate Protection Act of 2013;H.R.271 Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R.1582 Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013; H.R.2127 To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing any rule imposing any standard of performance for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless and until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible.; H.R.2023 Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act; H.J.RES.64 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units"; H.R.3341 VALUE Act of 2013; S.1401 Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; S.1627 American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act; H.R. 4012 the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; H.R.3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; S.1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; S.1988 A bill to allow States to waive regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act relating to electric generating units under certain circumstances; H.R.3702 Refinery Regulatory Reduction Act of 2013; S.J.Res.30 A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units; H.R.4795 Promoting New Manufacturing Act; H.R.4808 Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act; H.R.4813 Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014; H.R.4850Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014; H.R.4947 ORDEAL Act of 2014; H.R.4956 American Energy Opportunity Act of 2014; H.R.4957 To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to exceptional event demonstrations, and for other purposes; S.1514 Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013; S.1905 Electricity Security and Affordability Act; S.2414 Coal Country Protection Act; S.2514 ORDEAL Act of 2014; S.2526 Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014; H.R.4923 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.Con.Res.96 Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024; Issues relating to Fiscal Year 2015 Interior & Environment Appropriations; Issues related to air pollution and health; Issues related to air pollution from vehicles and fuels; Issues related to air pollution from power plants and other stationary sources; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to the Budget Control Act;

HOUSE H.R. 2259-North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2014-(All Sections) H.R. 4808-Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act-(Oppose) H.R. 4813-Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014-(Oppose)HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 0524-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.-(Oppose) H.R. 4850-Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014-(Oppose) H.R. 4923-Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015-(Oppose and monitored for riders) SENATE S. 0601-Water Resources Development Act-(seeking to strike some provisions) S. 1009-Chemical Safety Improvement Act-(Oppose as written, support strengthening amendments) S. 1961-Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act-(Neutral) S. 2414-Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act-(Oppose) S.J. Res. 30-A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units.-(All Sections) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Carbon Rule CRA-(Oppose) Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act-(Oppose)

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Boilers. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA New Source Performance Standards for existing power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change, including administrative action regarding the social cost of carbon (SCC) calculations. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor administrative action related to the lease extension of the Navajo Generating Station. Monitor legislative and administrative action on issue of coal royalties. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule re-write. Monitor legislative and administrative action on the Clean Water Act. H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. H.R. 1104, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2013. H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013. H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. S. 1363, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. H.R. 1593, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. H.R. 1829, Coal Job Protection Act of 2013. H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013. H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America. H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013. H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. H.R. 4553, Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act. H.R. 4654, Lower Electric Bill Act of 2014. H.R. 4754, Managed Carbon Price Act of 2014. H.R. 4808, Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy from EPA Overreach Act. S. 2414, Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy from EPA Overreach Act. H.R. 4813, Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014. H.R. 4850, The Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014. H.J.Res 64, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units." H.Con.Res 57, Expressing the opposition of the Congress to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. S.332, Climate Protection Act, 2013. S. 1514, Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013. S. 2152, ACCTION Act of 2014. S. 2287, Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act of 2014. S. 2288, Expanding Carbon Capture through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act.

Legislation H.R. 3826 - Electricity Security and Affordability ActS.J.RES.30 - A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units. H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 S. 2074 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 2126 - Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4066 - to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters H.R. 4219 - Voluntary Certification Program Act of 2014 H.R. 4869 - Department of Energy Research and Development Act of 2014 S. 2414 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide from new or existing power plants under certain circumstances H.R. 4808 - Coal Country Protection Act H.R. 4850 - Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014 Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Automatic Commercial Ice-Makers, Docket No. EERE2010BTSTD0037, 79 Fed. Reg. 14,846 (Mar. 17, 2014) Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment, Docket No. EERE2014BTSTD0015, 79 Fed. Reg. 20,114 (Apr. 11, 2014) Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Fluorescent Lamps and Incandescent Reflector Lamps, Docket No. EERE2011BTSTD0006, 79 Fed. Reg. 24,068 (Apr. 29, 2014) Department of Energy; Energy Efficiency Standards for Manufactured Housing, Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021, 78 Fed. Reg. 37,995 (June 25, 2013) Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Agriculture; Preliminary Affordability Determination Energy Efficiency Standards, Docket No. HUD FR-5647-N-01, 79 Fed. Reg. 21,259 (Apr. 15, 2014) The Presidents Climate Action Plan (June 25, 2013) Presidential MEMORANDUM FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY regarding Power Sector Carbon Pollution Standards Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, Carbon Pollution Guidelines for Existing Power Plants: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. 79 FR 34829 (June 18, 2014)

S.761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act Keystone XL Pipeline Offshore oil and gas development S. 2414/H.R. 4808, the Coal Country Protection ActEPA Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Regulations for New Power Plants EPA Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Regulations for Existing Power Plants

Client expense: $182,061 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Support S. 401 & H.R. 924 Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act, 30% ITC for the first 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind service, incentivizing development and rewarding the first movers in the industry. Oppose efforts to weaken S. 2262, Energy Savings & Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, to promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry.Support S. 329, Sustainable Energy Act to eliminate certain fuel subsidies and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain energy tax incentives. Oppose all efforts to approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the dangerous Keystone XL pipeline. Support the Obama administration's Climate Action Plan making climate change a top priority through EPA setting standards reducing carbon pollution from new and existing power plants. Support for the Department of the Interior to continue promoting offshore wind energy. Oppose H.J. Res. 64 and S.J. Res 30, resolutions of disapproval on the EPAs proposed standards limiting carbon pollution from future power plants. Support the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, extending incentives to clean energy, including extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC), Investment Tax Credit (ITC), and tax credits for energy efficiency. Oppose H.R. 3826/S.1905, the Electricity Security and Affordability Act, that blocks all EPA actions to reduce carbon pollution from power plants. Support for the EPA and DOI advancing regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and natural gas systems the largest source of methane pollution in the U.S. Oppose H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act, a dangerous bill that would gut the review process for approving cross-border pipeline applications. Oppose H.R. 4899, the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014, which prioritizes oil industry profits at the expense of the publics interest in participating in government decision-making on energy projects in our backyards, sustaining robust local economies based on healthy public lands and coastal areas, and maintaining access to enjoy our public lands and preserving them for our children and grandchildren. Support Representative Earl Blumenauers amendment to H.R. 4899, the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act, which would eliminate up to $15.5 billion in taxpayer subsidies over the next 10 years by closing a royalty payment loophole for oil companies operating offshore. Oppose H.R. 4923, the FY15 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, which moves us backward on energy and environmental policy by slashing funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency while boosting funding for polluting, mature fossil fuel and nuclear generation technologies. Support H.R. 3473, the floor vehicle for the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, which extended key expired tax incentives, including the Production Tax Credit that is essential to the continued growth of clean energy. Oppose S. 2414, H.R. 4808, H.R. 4813, H.R. 4850 legislation that would undermine the EPAs ability to limit carbon pollution from power plants, the nations largest source of the pollution driving climate change. Oppose Representative David McKinleys an amendment to H.R.4435, the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would prevent the Department of Defense (DoD) from assessing the costs and dangers posed by climate change.

Support for HR3826/S1905, the Electricity Security & Affordability Act regarding reasonable EPA GHG regulations for power plants; Meetings with House and Senate staffers on effect of EPAs GHG rules on forging industry; comments to EPA opposing proposed rule on new power plant emissions; endorsed HR 4808, Coal Country Protection Act/S2414

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE