Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015

Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

"Waters of the U.S." Rule Regulatory Reform HR185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 HR427 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 HR526 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 HR1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act HR2631 - Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 HR2822 - FY2016 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill HR5538 - Department of theInterior,Environment,andRelated AgenciesAppropriationsAct, 2017 S226 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 S255 - FAIR Act S1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act S2006 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S3068 - Department of theInterior,Environment,andRelated AgenciesAppropriationsAct, 2017 SConRes11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. S.J.Res 22 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 HR5538 - Department of theInterior,Environment,andRelated AgenciesAppropriationsAct, 2017 S1691 - National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2015 S3068 - Department of theInterior,Environment,andRelated AgenciesAppropriationsAct, 2017 Lead Paint HR2328 - Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015 HR3085 - LEAD SALE Act of 2015 Clean Air Act HR5538 - Department of theInterior,Environment,andRelated AgenciesAppropriationsAct, 2017 S3068 - Department of theInterior,Environment,andRelated AgenciesAppropriationsAct, 2017 Endangered Species Act HR5538 - Department of theInterior,Environment,andRelated AgenciesAppropriationsAct, 2017 S3068 - Department of theInterior,Environment,andRelated AgenciesAppropriationsAct, 2017 Communications with the House of Representatives about critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act. Discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding lead paint rules, and the "Waters of the U.S." rule.

Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Chemical Safety Improvement Act (S.697), TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R.2576), EPAs proposed rule titled Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7) Risk Management Plan Rule, Regulatory reform - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act (H.R.712, S.378) and Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act (H.R.2631, S.1487)

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

"Waters of the U.S." Rule Regulatory Reform HR185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 HR427 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 HR526 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 HR1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act HR2631 - Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 HR2822 - FY2016 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill S226 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 S255 - FAIR Act S1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act S2006 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 SConRes11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. S.J.Res 22 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 S1691 - National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2015 Lead Paint HR2328 - Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015 HR3085 - LEAD SALE Act of 2015 Discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding lead paint rules, the "Waters of the U.S." rule, and the clean air plan.

Client expense: $11,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported

House: H.R. 928,to repeal the annual fee placed on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 105 to H.R. 2028, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016 - Support H.R. 2029, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, which includes a permanent extension of Section 179 small business expensing, 15 year restaurant, retail, leasehold improvements and 5 year built-in gains relief - Support H.R. 2631, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 - Support H.R. 2911, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - Support Section 113 to H.R. 3020, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Appropriations Act of 2016 in the final FY2016 spending bill; prevents the DOL from moving forward with the potentially damaging rule - Support Section 408 to H.R. 3020, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Appropriations Act of 2016 to restore the joint employer standard. This section would protect against increased operating costs and a loss of small business autonomy - Support Section 561 of H.R. 3128, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016 - Support H.R. 3763, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRR Act), Amendments #127, #130, and #146 - Oppose H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 - Support H.R. 4185, the Protecting Access though Competitive-pricing Transition (PACT) Act - Support Financial Responsibility Stakeholder Letter, Section 5501, to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - support S.J. Res. 22, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval in response to the problematic Waters of the United States rule - Support S.J. Res. 24, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval in response to the Obama Administrations problematic power plant regulation - Support Section 135 to FY 2016 Senate Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies - Support Letter asking members of Congress to express concern to the Office of Management and Budget regarding the Department of Labors June 30, 2015, proposed changes to the exemptions for executive, administrative, and professional employees (the white collar exemptions) to the Fair Labor Standard Acts overtime pay requirements Senate: S. 183, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - Support S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act - Support S. 1619, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act - requiring a study of the methodology used to determine if the H-2B cap is met - Support S. 1697, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - Support S. 2312, the DME Access and Stabilization Act - Support S.J. Res. 22, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval in response to the problematic Waters of the United States rule - Support S.J. Res. 23 and S.J. Res. 24, Congressional Review Act resolutions of disapproval in response to the Obama Administrations problematic power plant regulations - Support H.R. 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016-Support Section 111 to S. 1695, the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, establishing how prevailing wage is determined by allowing for the use of private wage surveys - Support Section 112 to S. 1695, the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, providing relief from certain Department of Labor regulations - Support Section 113 to S. 1695, the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, allowing for staggered crossings for H-2B Workers - Support Amendment #2826 to strike the provision in the FY 2016 Senate Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies - Oppose Section 135 to FY 2016 Senate Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies - Support Letter asking members of Congress to express concern to the Office of Management and Budget regarding the Department of Labors June 30, 2015, proposed changes to the exemptions for executive, administrative, and professional employees (the white collar exemptions) to the Fair Labor Standard Acts overtime pay requirements Hearings: House Judiciary Committees Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform on November 3, 2015 House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections on How the Administrations Regulatory Onslaught is Affecting Workers and Job Creators on December 9, 2015 Comments: Notice 2015-52 - Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage Proposed Rule (RIN1235-AA11); Defining and Delimiting the Exemption for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2015-0006; Clarification of Employers Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness (80 Fed. Reg. 45116, July 29, 2015) Other Issues: Darryl DePriest as the next Chief Counsel for the U.S. Small Business Administrations Office of Advocacy - Support Tax reform Estate Tax Repeal

Regulatory reform, general Proposed legislation that would make sure the federal government takes all appropriate measures to ensure that citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services HR 1652,the Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings (SAVINGS)Act HR 3673, Personal Access to Paper Election Reform (PAPER) Act HR 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act HR 2631, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 HR 3438, the Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015

Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 650Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 H.R. 1266Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1263Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1261Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015 HR. 1265Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 685 Mortgage Choice Act 2015 H.R. 1259Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1408Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act of 2015 H.R. 1480SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act H.R. 1491Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act of 2015 HR 2995 Fiscal year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations HR 2643 The State Licensing Efficiency Act H.R. 2121SAFE Transitional Licensing Act of 2015 HR. 1266Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 HR 3038 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II HR 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act HR 2631 Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 HR 3192 Homebuyers Assistance Act HR 957 CFPB-IG Act of 2015 HR 414 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act HR 766 Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 HR 2643 State Licensing Efficiency Act of 2015 HR 2214 A bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes HR 1263 Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 HR 3796 Nursing Home Accountability Act of 2015 HR 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 HR 3808 To require the withdrawal and study of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership, and for other purposes. S.351 Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act S.372 SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act S.495 Mortgage Finance Act of 2015 S.510 CFPB-IG Act of 2015 S.608 Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act S.871 A bill to provide for an application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area, and for other purposes. S.881 A bill to ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions, and for other purposes. S. 1484 Financial Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1491 Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 S.1711 A bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes S.1910 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 1487 Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 S. 2038 Jumpstart GSE Reform Act

H.R. 480Housing America's Workforce Act of 2015 H.R. 650Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 H.R. 685 Mortgage Choice Act 2015 H.R. 1259Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1354Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015 H.R. 1408Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act of 2015 H.R. 1480SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act H.R. 1491Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act of 2015 H.R. 2577Fiscal year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill HR 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act HR 2631 Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 HR 3192 Homebuyers Assistance Act HR 957CFPB-IG Act of 2015 HR 414Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act HR 2243 Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015 HR 2214 A bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes HR 1263 Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015 HR 3796 Nursing Home Accountability Act of 2015 HR 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 HR 3808 To require the withdrawal and study of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership, and for other purposes. S.351Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act S.372SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act S.495Mortgage Finance Act of 2015 S.608Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act S.812CLEAR Relief Act of 2015 S.871A bill to provide for an application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area, and for other purposes. Senate Report 114-75THUD Appropriations S.1679Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act S.1711A bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes S.1910Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 1487Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 S. 2038Jumpstart GSE Reform Act S. 2036Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015 S.2393Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015

"Waters of the U.S." Rule Regulatory Reform HR185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 HR427 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 HR526 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 HR1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act HR2631 - Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 HR2822 - FY2016 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill S226 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 S255 - FAIR Act S1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act S2006 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 SConRes11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. S.J.Res 22 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation HR2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 HR2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 S1691 - National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2015 Lead Paint HR2328 - Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015 HR3085 - LEAD SALE Act of 2015 Discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the clean water rules and commercial RRP lead paint rules. Discussions with the Department of the Interior (DOI) on the Sage Grouse listing.

Client expense: $14,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 555, Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to section 547 H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Data Breach and Cybersecurity Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 51,739, August. 26, 2015) Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs 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; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action;proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; use of linear no-threshold model for assessing the risks of low-level exposures of ionizing radiation; citizen suits recodifications; open internet order; petition for reconsideration for FCC protective order in Time Warner/Charter Communications licensing proceeding; OMB/OIRA policy regarding calculation of environmental, energy, and other regulations economic benefits based on estimates of social cost of carbon dioxide and social cost of other greenhouse gases

"Waters of the U.S." Rule Regulatory Reform HR185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 HR427 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 HR526 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 HR1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act HR2631 - Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 HR2822 - FY2016 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill S226 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 S255 - FAIR Act S1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act S2006 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 SConRes11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation HR2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 S1691 - National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2015 Lead Paint HR2328 - Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015 HR3085 - LEAD SALE Act of 2015 Discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the clean water rules, lead paint rules, and the clean power plan.

Client expense: $7,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 758, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1910, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs 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; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; OMB/IAWG responses to comments regarding social cost of carbon valuation, accuracy and completeness; technical update of the social cost of carbon for regulatory impact analysis under Executive Order 12866 as revised July 2015; multi-title energy legislation addressing modernizing and protecting infrastructure, workforce, energy security and diplomacy, and energy efficiency and accountability

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427 / S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 585 / S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712 / S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029 / S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/ S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1320 / S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327 / S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388 / S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1735/ S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy American, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs 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; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform