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.
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013, All Titles S. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, All Titles Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S. 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 5505, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 4024, Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: $1,481,096 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013, All Titles S. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S. 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: $1,992,250 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act, All Titles H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, All Titles S. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156 Regulatory Fairness Act, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: $1,104,691 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013, All Titles S. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S. 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $1,992,250
2014 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act, All Titles H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, All Titles S. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156 Regulatory Fairness Act, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $1,104,691
| Republican |
| AR |
| H. Morgan Griffith | Republican | VA |
| Jeff Duncan | Republican | SC |
| John Kline | Republican | MN |
| Larry Bucshon | Republican | IN |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Nick J. Rahall II | Democratic | WV |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Steve Scalise | Republican | LA |
| Tim Huelskamp | Republican | KS |
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013, All Titles S. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, All Titles Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S. 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 5505, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 4024, Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: $1,296,468 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013, All Titles S. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, All Titles Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S. 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 5505, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 4024, Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: $1,417,636 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · 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 · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 765, Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2013 Unnumbered House and Senate, Innovative Stormwater Solutions Act of 2013 H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 H.R. 1175 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2013 S. 335, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013 S. 396, Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act H.R. 202, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizen suits against publicly owned treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other purposes. H.R. 136, The Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013 H.R. 399, Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2013 H.R. 644, Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 764, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act S. 7, Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act H.R. 1877, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013 Unnumbered bill, The Wet Weather Community Sustainability Act 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. 3449, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 S.1677, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 S. 2457, Highway Runoff Management Act S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2014 H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014
Client expense: $33,659 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 765, Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2013 Unnumbered House and Senate, Innovative Stormwater Solutions Act of 2013 H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 H.R. 1175 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2013 S. 335, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013 S. 396, Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act H.R. 202, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizen suits against publicly owned treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other purposes. H.R. 136, The Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013 H.R. 399, Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2013 H.R. 644, Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 764, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act S. 7, Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act H.R. 1877, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013 Unnumbered bill, The Wet Weather Community Sustainability Act 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. 3449, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 S.1677, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 S. 2457, Highway Runoff Management Act S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2014 H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014
Client expense: $33,659 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
CWA, Section 404 Permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze Standards FY 2015 Interior Appropriations Bill, Multiple Titles Waters of the United States Forest Service Groundwater Directive HR 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles HR 1892, Coal Jobs Protection Act HR 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, All Titles HR 3080, Water Resources Development Act, All Titles HR 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the EPA 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 HR 3826, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act HR 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles HR 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2014, All Titles HR 5505, Clean Air, Strong Communities Act of 2014 HR 4024, Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014 HR 5078, Waters of the US Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S 861, Coal Job Protection Act, All Titles S 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act, All Titles S 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles S 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act, All Titles S 2833, Clean Air, Strong Communities Act, All Titles
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 HR. 1063, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013 S. 1961 Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act H.R. 524 To amend the Federal Water Pullution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the EPA does not have the authorityto disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act. S. 2156 Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4854 Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R.4716 Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act H.R.3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act S.2414 Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act H.R.4007 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
EPA's NSPS (EPAHQOAR20130495) for new fossil-power plants & NPRM (EPAHQOAR20130602) for existing plants.Opposed. H.R. 3826,S.1905, "Electricity Security and Affordability Act." Supported. H.R. 524,"To clarify EPA does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been approved by the Sec. of Army."Supports
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Legislation H.Res. 288: H.R. 2609 - Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013H.R. 2609 - Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 935 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 H.R. 526 - Ache Act H.R. 2824 - Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 S. 601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013, SA 799 (Boxer) Managers Amendment. S.A. 801 (Pryor) Permanently exempts certain types of farm tanks from EPAs Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule (SPCC). 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. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 Division G --DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 H.R. 3826 - Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 5078 Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 S. 2496 Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014 H.R. 5077 Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4854 Regulatory Certainty Act H.R.4923 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S.Amdt.3453 of the Bipartisan Sportsmens Act of 2014 (S. 2363) S. 2094 Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2014 H.R. 5021 Toomey Amendment on Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 H.R. 4923 - FY2015 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill H.R. 4795, New Manufacturing Act H.R. 83 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 Rulemaking EPA; 40 CFR Part 423; Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category; Proposed Rule at 78 FR 34432 (June 7, 2013) EPA; 40 CFR Part 230.2Proposed Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act; 79 FR 22188 (April 21, 2014). EPA; 40 CFR Parts 50, 51, 52, et al. National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone (Proposed), 79 FR 242 (Dec. 17, 2014). EPA; 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63, Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and New Sour Performance Standards (Proposed), 79 FR 125 (June 30, 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 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013, All Titles S. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, All Titles Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S. 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, All Titles S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 5505, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 4024, Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: $1,185,776 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Legislation H.Res. 288: H.R. 2609 - Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013H.R. 2609 - Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 935 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 H.R. 526 - Ache Act H.R. 2824 - Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 S. 601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013, SA 799 (Boxer) Managers Amendment. S.A. 801 (Pryor) Permanently exempts certain types of farm tanks from EPAs Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule (SPCC). 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. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 Division G --DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 H.R. 3826 - Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 5078 Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5077 Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4854 Regulatory Certainty Act H.R.4923 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S.Amdt.3453 of the Bipartisan Sportsmens Act of 2014 (S. 2363) S. 2094 Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2014 H.R. 5021 Toomey Amendment on Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 H.R. 4923 - FY2015 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill H.R. 5171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 4795 - Promoting New Manufacturing Act Rulemaking EPA; 40 CFR Part 423; Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category; Proposed Rule at 78 FR 34432 (June 7, 2013) EPA; 40 CFR Part 230.2Proposed Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act
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 · Clean Air and Water (quality)
CWA, Section 404 Permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze FY 2015 Interior Appropriations Bill, Multiple Titles Waters of the United States Forest Service Groundwater Directive H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, All Titles H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act, All Titles H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the EPA 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. 3826, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 5505, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles H.R. 4024, Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 861, Coal Jobs Protection Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act, All Titles S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S. 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, All Titles
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
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 · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Support H.R. 1175, the FRESHER Act that closes loopholes in the Clean Water Act for hydraulic fracturing drilling operations. Support H.R. 1154, the BREATHE Act that closes loopholes in the Clean Air Act for hydraulic fracturing drilling operations. Support the EPA protecting communities from water pollution through issuing a strong stormwater rule.Support the EPA reducing air pollution by establishing strong ozone standards and finalizing vehicle tail pipe emission (Tier 3) standards. Support H.R. 2983, Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development (SHARED) Act, which requires testing of water sources near planned fracking sites before fracking occurs to establish baseline conditions and determine the source of any water contamination. Oppose the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposal to delist the coalbed methane extraction industry and to discontinue Effluent Guidelines (ELGs) rulemaking around wastewater treatment technologies for coalbed methane extraction. Support the EPAs on-going revisions to the Onshore Oil and Gas ELGs to address pollution from the unconventional oil and gas extraction industry but urge EPA to include not just shale gas wastewater, but all oil and gas exploration, stimulation and extraction techniques which can cause surface or groundwater pollution, in these revisions. Support the EPAs Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters scientific assessment report regarding the connection between small streams and wetlands and downstream water sources. Support EPAs efforts to develop a strong rule to regulate the disposal of coal ash under RCRA that has protective standards, federal enforceability, and addresses legacy sites. Support the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers Waters of the United States proposed rule, which would clarify which waters deserve protection under the Clean Water Act, and oppose all Congressional attempts to block or undermine this rule. Oppose H.R. 524, a bill that would eliminate EPAs Clean Water Act section 404(c) authority to prohibit, restrict, or withdraw authorization for projects that would discharge dredged or fill material into streams and other waterways. Oppose an amendment offered by Representative Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) to H.R. 4923, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, which would undermine the Clean Water Act and jeopardize the waters Americans depend on for drinking, swimming, fishing, and flood protection. Support the EPA finalizing its Assessment of the Effects of Large Scale Mining on the Salmon Ecosystems of the Nushagak and Kvichak Rivers (Watershed Assessment), and issuing a Proposed Determination to Restrict the Use of an Area as a Disposal Site; Pebble Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska (Proposed Determination). Oppose H.R. 5078, the so-called Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, which would allow the continued dumping of pollution into our small streams and wetlands by preventing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers from moving forward with their proposed Clean Water Rule.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program)H.R.4800: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program) S.2389: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program) H.R.5171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015(Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Management; state revolving funds) Unnumbered Senate Bill: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Management; state revolving funds) H.R. 4903- Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for security initiatives.) S. 2534: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for security initiatives.) H.R. 4007: The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014 (Support small systems concerns with compliance to assessments) S. 1824: The Drinking Water Supply Assistance Act of 2013 ( Address small systems concerns with bass supplies and inventory) S. 1779: Community Fire Safety Act of 2013 (support small systems concerns with fire hydrants in inventory) H.R. 4854: The Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with new regulation for drinking water.) S. 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (water infrastructure financing) H.R. 3080: Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (water infrastructure financing) H.R. 654: The Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (EPA technical assistance) S. 864: The Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (EPA technical assistance) 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. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with scope of federal authority under Clean Water Act.)
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Opposed EPA's NSPS (40 CFR 60)for new fossil-fuel power plants & NPRM (EPAHQOAR20130602) for existing plants H.R. 3826,S.1905. "Electricity Security and Affordability Act." Supported. H.R. 524."To clarify EPA does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been approved by the Sec. of Army."Supports H.R.5078."Waters of the U.S. Regulatory Overreach Protection Act." Supported.
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 765, Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2013 Unnumbered House and Senate, Innovative Stormwater Solutions Act of 2013 H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 H.R. 1175 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2013 S. 335, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013 S. 396, Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act H.R. 202, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizen suits against publicly owned treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other purposes. H.R. 136, The Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013 H.R. 399, Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2013 H.R. 644, Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 764, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act S. 7, Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act H.R. 1877, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013 Unnumbered bill, The Wet Weather Community Sustainability Act 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. 3449, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 S.1677, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 S. 2457, Highway Runoff Management Act S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2014 H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014
Client expense: $32,029 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2014 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 HR. 1063, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013 S. 1961 Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act H.R. 524 To amend the Federal Water Pullution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the EPA does not have the authorityto disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act. S. 2156 Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4854 Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R.4716 Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act H.R.3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act S.2414 Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act H.R.4007 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
CWA, Section 404 Permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional HazeFY 2015 Interior Appropriations Bill, Multiple Titles Waters of the United States H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, All Titles H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act, All Titles H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the EPA 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. 3826, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles S. 861, Coal Jobs Protection Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act, All Titles S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S. 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 HR. 1063, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013 S. 1961 Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act H.R. 524 To amend the Federal Water Pullution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the EPA does not have the authorityto disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act. S. 2156 Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4854 Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R.4716 Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act H.R.3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act S.2414 Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act H.R.4007 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013, All TitlesS. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, All Titles S. 830, EPA Fair Play Act, All Titles H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: $1,965,716 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program)H.R.4800: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program) S.2389: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program) Unnumbered House Bill: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Management; state revolving funds) Unnumbered Senate Bill: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Programs and Management; state revolving funds) H.R. 4903- Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for security initiatives.) S. 2534: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for security initiatives.) H.R. 4007: The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014 (Support small systems concerns with compliance to assessments) S. 1824: The Drinking Water Supply Assistance Act of 2013 ( Address small systems concerns with bass supplies and inventory) S. 1779: Community Fire Safety Act of 2013 (support small systems concerns with fire hydrants in inventory) H.R. 4854: The Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with new regulation for drinking water.) S. 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (water infrastructure financing) H.R. 3080: Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (water infrastructure financing) H.R. 654: The Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (EPA technical assistance) S. 864: The Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (EPA technical assistance) 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. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with scope of federal authority under Clean Water Act.)
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 765, Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2013 Unnumbered House and Senate, Innovative Stormwater Solutions Act of 2013 H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 H.R. 1175 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2013S. 335, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013 S. 396, Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act H.R. 202, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizens suits against publicly owned treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other purposes. H.R. 136, The Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013 H.R. 399, Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2013 H.R. 644, Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 764, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act S. 7, Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act H.R. 1877, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013 Unnumbered bill, The Wet Weather Community Sustainability Act 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. 3449, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 S.1677, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 S. 2457, Highway Runoff Management Act S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2014 Unnumbered bill, the PREPARE Act
Client expense: $44,236 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2014 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Legislation H.Res. 288: H.R. 2609 - Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013H.R. 2609 - Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 H.R. 526 Ache Act H.R. 2824 - Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 S. 601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013, SA 799 (Boxer) Managers Amendment. SA 801 (Pryor) Permanently exempts certain types of farm tanks from EPAs Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule (SPCC). 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. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 Division G --DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 H.R. 3826 - Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 5078 Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5077 Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4854 Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 4795 - Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R.4923 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Amendment 145 to H.R. 4435 S. 2414 Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act Rulemaking EPA; 40 CFR Part 423; Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category; Proposed Rule at 78 FR 34432 (June 7, 2013) DOE; Dept. of the Army, Corps of Engineers; 33 CFR Part 328; EPA; 40 CFR Parts 110, 112, 116, 117, 122, 230, 232, 300, 302, and 401; Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act at 79 FR 22188 (April 21, 2014) EPA; 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63; Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and New Source Performance Standards; Proposed Rule at 79 FR 36880 (June 30, 2014)
Client expense: $160,903 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Air emissions from trucks rules; climate change and energy legislation, agency rulemaking and action; clean water act regulations and guidance; SECURE water act implementation; hydraulic fracturing legislation, rulemaking, guidance and studies; drinking water quality; water availability; water infrastructure funding and rulemaking; SAVINGS Act, draft Forest Service groundwater directive including HR3080 S601 HR524 HR2127 HR1921 HR2513 S332 S135 S1234 S1006 HR1175 S861 S1508 HR3189 S2019 H4258
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2014 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Opposed EPA's NSPS (40 CFR 60)for new fossil-fuel power plants & NPRM(EPAHQOAR20130602) for existing plants H.R. 3826,S.1905. "Electricity Security and Affordability Act." Supported. H.R. 524."To clarify EPA does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been approved by the Sec. of Army."Supports
Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Support H.R. 1175, the FRESHER Act that closes loopholes in the Clean Water Act for hydraulic fracturing drilling operations. Support H.R. 1154, the BREATHE Act that closes loopholes in the Clean Air Act for hydraulic fracturing drilling operations. Support the EPA protecting communities from water pollution through issuing a strong stormwater rule.Support the EPA reducing air pollution by establishing strong ozone standards and finalizing vehicle tail pipe emission (Tier 3) standards. Support H.R. 2983, Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development (SHARED) Act, which requires testing of water sources near planned fracking sites before fracking occurs to establish baseline conditions and determine the source of any water contamination. Oppose the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposal to delist the coalbed methane extraction industry and to discontinue Effluent Guidelines (ELGs) rulemaking around wastewater treatment technologies for coalbed methane extraction. Support the EPAs on-going revisions to the Onshore Oil and Gas ELGs to address pollution from the unconventional oil and gas extraction industry but urge EPA to include not just shale gas wastewater, but all oil and gas exploration, stimulation and extraction techniques which can cause surface or groundwater pollution, in these revisions. Support the EPAs Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters scientific assessment report regarding the connection between small streams and wetlands and downstream water sources. Encourage the EPA, Department of Interior, and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to update their regulations and policies regarding onshore and offshore methane air pollution from oil and gas drilling. Support the Administrations implementation of its Methane Strategy as part of its Climate Action Plan. Support EPAs efforts to develop a strong rule to regulate the disposal of coal ash under RCRA that has protective standards, federal enforceability, and addresses legacy sites. Work to improve S. 2016, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 by removing problematic provisions that raise significant environmental concerns. Support the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Waters of the United States proposed rule, which would clarify which waters deserve protection under the Clean Water Act. Support the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers Waters of the United States proposed rule, which would clarify which waters deserve protection under the Clean Water Act, and oppose all Congressional attempts to block or undermine this rule. Oppose H.R. 524, a bill that would eliminate EPAs Clean Water Act section 404(c) authority to prohibit, restrict, or withdraw authorization for projects that would discharge dredged or fill material into streams and other waterways.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
CWA, Section 404 Permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional HazeFY 2015 Interior Appropriations Bill, Multiple Titles Waters of the United States H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, All Titles H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act, All Titles H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the EPA 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. 3826, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act S. 861, Coal Jobs Protection Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act, All Titles H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 3080, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, All Titles H.R. 1948, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013, All TitlesS. 861, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits Waters of the United States CWA, Section 404 permits CAA, New Source Performance Standards for GHGs CAA, Ambient Air Quality Standards CAA, Regional Haze H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act, All Titles S. 2156, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014, All Titles H.R. 3826 and S. 1905, The Electricity Security and Affordability Act, All Titles S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014, All Titles
Client expense: $998,910 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R. 765, Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2013 Unnumbered House and Senate, Innovative Stormwater Solutions Act of 2013 H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013H.R. 1175 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2013 S. 335, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013 S. 396, Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act H.R. 202, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizens suits against publicly owned treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other purposes. H.R. 136, The Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013 H.R. 399, Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2013 H.R. 644, Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 764, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act S. 7, Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act H.R. 1877, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013 Unnumbered bill, The Wet Weather Community Sustainability Act 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. 3449, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 S.1677, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013
Client expense: $41,152 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2014 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 HR. 1063, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013 S. 1961 Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act H.R. 524 To amend the Federal Water Pullution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the EPA does not have the authorityto disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act. S. 2156 Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Legislation H.Res. 288: H.R. 2609 - Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013H.R. 526 Ache Act H.R. 2824 - Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 S. 601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013, SA 799 (Boxer) Managers Amendment. SA 801 (Pryor) Permanently exempts certain types of farm tanks from EPAs Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule (SPCC). 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. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 Division G --DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 H.R. 3826 - Electricity Security and Affordability Act Rulemaking EPA; 40 CFR Part 423; Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category; Proposed Rule at 78 FR 34432 (June 7, 2013)
Client expense: $137,571 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Air emissions from transportation vehicles and equipment rules and legislation; climate change and energy legislation, agency rulemaking and agency action; clean water act regulations and guidance; SECURE water act implementation, hydraulic fracturing legislation, rulemaking, guidance and studies; drinking water quality, water availability, water infrastructure funding including S. 601, H.R. 524, H.R. 2127, H.R. 1921, H.R. 2513 S. 332, S. 135, S. 1234, S. 1006, H.R. 1175, S. 861, S. 1508, H.R. 3080, H.R. 3189
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2014 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program)S. 1244, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program) Unnumbered House Bill, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (EPA Environmental Programs and Management, revolving funds) Unnumbered Senate Bill, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (EPA Environmental Programs and Management, revolving funds) S.601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (water infrastructure financing) H.R. 654, Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (entire bill) S. 864, Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (entire bill) S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2014 (utilities privatization) S. 7: Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act. (Support small entities access to funding and planning for climate change.) S. 68: Secure Chemical Facilities Act. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for chemical safety.) H.R. 202: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizens suits against publicly owned treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other purposes. (Support small entities with potential federal law for standing in federal court.) S. 78 (112th): Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2011. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with new regulation for drinking water.) H.R. 935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with potential new federal policies for agency regulatory determinations.) S. 696: Safe Chemicals Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for chemical safety.) S. 387: American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) S. 335: Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 624: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) 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. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with scope of federal authority under Clean Water Act.) H.R. 756: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.)H.R. 2553: National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 3107: Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) S. 21: Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) H.R. 3032: Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) H.R. 2281: Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) H.R. 3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 1948: Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for state water quality standards.) H.R. 2609: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for energy conservation.) H.R. 2217: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for security initiatives.) H.R. 1153: Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act, (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 1877: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 1802 (112th): Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for private activity bonds.) H.R. 4922 (106th): TMDL Regulatory Accountability Act of 2000. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities' potential federal policies for state water quality standards.) S. 1508: Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding and planning for climate change.) H.R. 3547 , the Space Launch Liability Indemnification Extension Act-the vehicle for the Consolidated Appropriation Act , 2014 Unnumbered House Bill, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (EPA Environmental Programs, revolving loans) Unnumbered House Bill, Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015 (USDA Grassroots Source water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program)Unnumbered Senate Bill, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (EPA Environmental Programs, revolving loans) Unnumbered Senate Bill, Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015 (USDA Grassroots Source water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program)
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Air emissions from transportaton vehicles and equipment rules and legislation, climate change and energy legislation and agency action, clean water act legislation, guidance and regulations; SECURE water act implementation, hydraulic fracturing legislation, rulemaking, guidance and studies; drinking water quality, water availability, water infrastructure, including S. 601, H.R. 524, H.R. 2127, H.R. 1921, H.R. 2513, S. 332, S. 135, S. 1234, S. 1006, H.R. 1175, S. 861, S. 1508 and H.R. 3080
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2013 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Air emissions from transportation vehicles and equipment rules and legislation, climate change and energy legislation and agency action, clean water act legislation, guidance and regulations, SECURE water act implementation, hydraulic fracturing legislation, rulemaking, guidance and studies, drinking water quality, water availability, water infrastructure including S. 601, H.R. 524, H.R. 2127, H.R. 1921, H.R. 2513, S. 332, S. 135, S. 1234, S. 1006, H.R. 1175, S. 861, S. 1508 and H.R. 3080
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2013 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Federal Helium Reserve and Adequate Supply of Helium for equipment used in clinical and biomedical research settings (Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act HR 524)
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program)S. 1244, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program) Unnumbered House Bill, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (EPA Environmental Programs and Management, revolving funds) Unnumbered Senate Bill, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (EPA Environmental Programs and Management, revolving funds) H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (Rural Development Title) H.R.2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (Rural Development Title) S.954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Rural Development Title) S.601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (water infrastructure financing) H.R. 654, Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (entire bill) S. 864, Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (entire bill) S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2014 (utilities privatization) S. 7: Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act. (Support small entities access to funding and planning for climate change.) S. 68: Secure Chemical Facilities Act. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for chemical safety.) H.R. 202: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizens suits against publicly owned treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other purposes. (Support small entities with potential federal law for standing in federal court.) S. 78 (112th): Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2011. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with new regulation for drinking water.) H.R. 935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with potential new federal policies for agency regulatory determinations.) S. 696: Safe Chemicals Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for chemical safety.) S. 387: American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) S. 335: Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.)H.R. 624: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) 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. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with scope of federal authority under Clean Water Act.) H.R. 756: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) H.R. 2553: National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 3107: Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) S. 21: Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) H.R. 3032: Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) H.R. 2281: Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) H.R. 3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 1948: Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for state water quality standards.) H.R. 2609: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for energy conservation.) H.R. 2217: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for security initiatives.) H.R. 1153: Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act, (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 1877: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 1802 (112th): Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for private activity bonds.)H.R. 4922 (106th): TMDL Regulatory Accountability Act of 2000. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities' potential federal policies for state water quality standards.) S. 1508: Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding and planning for climate change.) H.R. 3547 , the Space Launch Liability Indemnification Extension Act-the vehicle for the Consolidated Appropriation Act , 2014 H. R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program)S. 1244, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Grassroots Source Water Protection Program, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program) Unnumbered House Bill, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (EPA Environmental Programs and Management, revolving funds) Unnumbered Senate Bill, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (EPA Environmental Programs and Management, revolving funds) H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (Rural Development Title) H.R.2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (Rural Development Title) S.954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Rural Development Title) S.601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (water infrastructure financing) H.R. 654, Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (entire bill) S. 864, Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (entire bill) S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2014 (utilities privatization) S. 7: Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act. (Support small entities access to funding and planning for climate change.) S. 68: Secure Chemical Facilities Act. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for chemical safety.) H.R. 202: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizens suits against publicly owned treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other purposes. (Support small entities with potential federal law for standing in federal court.) S. 78 (112th): Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2011. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with new regulation for drinking water.) H.R. 935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with potential new federal policies for agency regulatory determinations.) S. 696: Safe Chemicals Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for chemical safety.) S. 387: American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) S. 335: Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.)H.R. 624: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) 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. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities with scope of federal authority under Clean Water Act.) H.R. 756: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) H.R. 2553: National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 3107: Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) S. 21: Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) H.R. 3032: Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) H.R. 2281: Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for cyber infrastructure safety.) H.R. 3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 1948: Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2013. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities potential federal policies for state water quality standards.) H.R. 2609: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for energy conservation.) H.R. 2217: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for security initiatives.) H.R. 1153: Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act, (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 1877: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for funding instruments.) H.R. 1802 (112th): Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding with potential federal programs for private activity bonds.)H.R. 4922 (106th): TMDL Regulatory Accountability Act of 2000. (Support regulatory flexibility for small entities' potential federal policies for state water quality standards.) S. 1508: Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2013. (Support small entities access to funding and planning for climate change.)
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Federal Helium Reserve and Adequate Supply of Helium for equipment used in clinical and biomedical research settings ("Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act" HR 524)
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Air emissions from transportation vehicles and equipment rules and legisaltion; climate change and energy legislation and agency action; clean water act legisaltion, guidance, and regulations; SECURE Water Act implementation; hydraulic fracturing legislation, rulemaking, guidance studies; drinking water quality; water availability; water infrastructure, including S. 601, H.R. 524, H.R. 2127, H.R. 1921, H.R. 2513, S. 332, S. 135, S. 1234, S. 1006, H.R. 1175, S. 861, S. 1508, H.R. 3080
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2013 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.123, Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2013. H.R.202, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizens suits against publicly owned treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other purposes. 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. S.67, Secure Water Facilities Act. S.224, San Francisco Bay Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.123, Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2013. H.R.202, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit citizens suits against publicly owned treatment works, to provide for defenses, to extend the period of a permit, to limit attorneys fees, and for other purposes. 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. S.67, Secure Water Facilities Act. S.224, San Francisco Bay Restoration Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE