CECIL Act

H.R.326, Restoration of the U.S.Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015; H.R.335, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R.697, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.556, Sportsmen's Act of 2015; H.R.327/S.561, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; H.R.2406, Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 (SHARE Act); S.263 A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects; S.595, Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2015; S.721, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; H.R.461, Wild Game Donation Act of 2015; H.R.3173, Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act; H.R.3526, CECIL Act; S.1918, Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act; S.2385, Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act; S.2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016; issues related to public lands, natural resources and conservation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 167; Wildfire Disaster Funding Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2015-FY2022 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior. H.R. 327; Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015 - To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R. 461; Wild Game Donation Act of 2015 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for charitable contributions of qualified wild game meat by the processing fees paid with respect to such contributions, and (2) exclude from the gross income of meat processors processing fees paid by a charitable organization for the processing of donated wild game meat. H.R. 528; Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - To direct Federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law to facilitate use of and access to Federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 697 & S. 1769; African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 - To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 to conserve elephants while appropriately regulating ivory in the United States. H.R. 1735; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. H.R. 2028; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. H.R. 2399; Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advistory Committee Act - To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, recreational shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 3173; Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act - To promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational opportunities. H.R. 3526; CECIL Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend the import-and-export- related provision of that Act to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under that Act. H.R. 5650; Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016, This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to direct the Department of the Treasury to transfer, beginning in FY2016, revenues from energy and mineral development on federal lands totaling $1.3 billion to the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount of the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund, to be available without further appropriation. The purpose of the subaccount is to fund state wildlife conservation and restoration programs for managing fish and wildlife species of the greatest conservation need as determined by a state fish and wildlife agency. H.Amdt.584; At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS WITH RESPECT TO IVORY SEC. _ . None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce section 120 of this Act. H.Amdt.948 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment sought to strike Title III, the exemption to import polar bear trophies taken in sport. H.Amdt.954 to 2406 - amendment to prohibit USDA and NFS from issuing restrictions and regulation on hunting and recreational fishing in the Mark Twain National Forest. H.Amdt.956 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to require the Forest Administrator to amend the travel plan for the Kisatchie National in Louisiana to allow Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) access on roads nominated by the Secretary of Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, except when such designation would pose an unacceptable safety risk. If a road is denied, the amendment would require the Forest Administrator to publish a notice in the Federal Register with a justification for the closure. H.Amdt.958 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to add the text of H.R. 373, the Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act, to the end of the bill. Adding such text would expedite access to federal lands for volunteer search and rescue groups to assist in recovering the remains of a deceased individual believed to be located on federal lands. H.Amdt.959 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to provide for reissuing the 2011 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to delist the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming from the Endangered Species Act. H.Amdt.960 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to prohibit the Fish and Wildlife Service from issuing a final rule that preempts state management authority which is protected by law in Alaska and withdrawals a final rule issued by the National Park Service of the same issue. H.Amdt.1338 to H.R. 5538; At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: SEC.____. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to treat any gray wolf in any of the 48 contiguous States or the District of Columbia as an endangered species or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) after June 13, 2017. H.Amdt.1344 to H.R. 5538; At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: SEC.____. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to treat the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) as an endangered species or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or to implement a recovery plan for such species that applies in any area outside the historic range of such species. H.Res.619; Providing for consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2406) to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting, and for other purposes. S. 225; Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Exempts components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) from regulations on chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. S. 405, S.556, & S.659; Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 - To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. S. 721 & S. 992; Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. S. 2876; Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act of 2016 - To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to issue a scientifically valid and State-supported recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf.

H.R.326, Restoration of the U.S.Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015; H.R.335, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R.697, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.556, Sportsmen's Act of 2015; H.R.327/S.561, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; H.R.2406, Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 (SHARE Act); S.263 A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects; S.595, Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2015; S.721, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; H.R.461, Wild Game Donation Act of 2015; H.R.3173, Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act; H.R.3526, CECIL Act; S.1918, Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act; S.2385, Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act; S.2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016; issues related to public lands, natural resources and conservation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

H.R.326, Restoration of the U.S.Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015; H.R.335, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R.697, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.556, Sportsmen's Act of 2015; H.R.327/S.561, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; H.R.2406, Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 (SHARE Act); S.263 A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects; S.595, Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2015; S.721, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; H.R.461, Wild Game Donation Act of 2015; H.R.3173, Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act; H.R.3526, CECIL Act; S.1918, Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act; S.2385, Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act; S.2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016; issues related to public lands, natural resources and conservation.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Supporting and assisting in the drafting and introduction the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act or TEAPSPA) in the House and Senate; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling performances, rides, or exhibits, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to workers and the public. Support the following bills to the extent they protect animals from harm and end animal suffering, and as yet unknown issues related to ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering: HR2576 (with provisions mandating to limit animal testing and seek alternatives); HR3546 (Big Cat and Public Safety Act), HR2858 (Humane Cosmetics Act); HR2494 (Global Anti-Poaching Act) as amended in the Senate (wholly substituted with S2385; opposed to prior HR2494 House amendment exempting trophy hunting); HR2920 (Captive Primate Safety Act); S2385 (END Wildlife Trafficking Act); HR2697 (Rare Cats and Canids Act); HR2293/S1831 PACT (re the prosecution of animal cruelty); HR746/S388 AWARE (re testing at federal agricultural research facilities); HR3294/S1898 (Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015); HR3526/S1918 (CECIL Animal Trophies Act); HR3448 (Cecil the Lion Endangered and Threatened Species Act of 2015); HR1942/S1214 (Safeguard American Food Exports Act); HR4019 (ORCA Act); HR1258 (Pet and Women Safety Act); HR3294/S1898 (Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act), Volunteer Protection Act & Volunteer Organization Act of 2015; and in opposition to (for the same reasons) S405 (Sportsmen's Act), S659 (The Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015), and S782 (The Grand Canyon Bison Management Act); and urging a provision against animal testing in HR4075 (The Cosmetic Modernization Act). Also prepared comments for submission to USFWS re manatee down listing; proposed grizzly down listing; re proposed ivory import ban, African elephant uplisting; re listing Russian belugas as depleted; and re generic tiger loophole; re opposition to HCP development threatening Florida panthers & 6 other ESA listed species; re USFWS permitting of exotic /wild animals; and to USDA re proposed captive marine mammal rule making; re call for comments re Petition to prohibit public contact with bears, big cats, and nonhuman primates; and their rescinding mandatory TB testing in captive elephants. Research re USFWS Wildlife Trafficking Advisory Council; re US House Agriculture Committee meeting re farm animal regulation.

H.R.326, Restoration of the U.S.Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015; H.R.335, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R.697, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.556, Sportsmen's Act of 2015; H.R.327/S.561, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; H.R.2406, Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 (SHARE Act); S.263 A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects; S.595, Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2015; S.721, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; H.R.461, Wild Game Donation Act of 2015; H.R.3173, Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act; H.R.3526, CECIL Act; S.1918, Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act; S.2385, Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act; S.2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016; issues related to public lands, natural resources and conservation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

H.R. 167; Wildfire Disaster Funding Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2015-FY2022 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior. H.R. 327; Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015 - To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R. 461; Wild Game Donation Act of 2015 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for charitable contributions of qualified wild game meat by the processing fees paid with respect to such contributions, and (2) exclude from the gross income of meat processors processing fees paid by a charitable organization for the processing of donated wild game meat. H.R. 528; Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - To direct Federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law to facilitate use of and access to Federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 697 & S. 1769; African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 - To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 to conserve elephants while appropriately regulating ivory in the United States. H.R. 1735; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. H.R. 2028; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. H.R. 2399; Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advistory Committee Act - To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, recreational shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 3173; Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act - To promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational opportunities. H.R. 3526; CECIL Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend the import-and-export- related provision of that Act to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under that Act. H.Amdt.584; At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS WITH RESPECT TO IVORY SEC. _ . None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce section 120 of this Act. H.Amdt.948 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment sought to strike Title III, the exemption to import polar bear trophies taken in sport. H.Amdt.954 to 2406 - amendment to prohibit USDA and NFS from issuing restrictions and regulation on hunting and recreational fishing in the Mark Twain National Forest. H.Amdt.956 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to require the Forest Administrator to amend the travel plan for the Kisatchie National in Louisiana to allow Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) access on roads nominated by the Secretary of Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, except when such designation would pose an unacceptable safety risk. If a road is denied, the amendment would require the Forest Administrator to publish a notice in the Federal Register with a justification for the closure. H.Amdt.958 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to add the text of H.R. 373, the Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act, to the end of the bill. Adding such text would expedite access to federal lands for volunteer search and rescue groups to assist in recovering the remains of a deceased individual believed to be located on federal lands. H.Amdt.959 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to provide for reissuing the 2011 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to delist the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming from the Endangered Species Act. H.Amdt.960 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to prohibit the Fish and Wildlife Service from issuing a final rule that preempts state management authority which is protected by law in Alaska and withdrawals a final rule issued by the National Park Service of the same issue. H.Res.619; Providing for consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2406) to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting, and for other purposes. S. 225; Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Exempts components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) from regulations on chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. S. 405, S.556, & S.659; Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 - To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. S. 721 & S. 992; Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. S. 2876; Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act of 2016 - To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to issue a scientifically valid and State-supported recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf.

H.R.326, Restoration of the U.S.Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015; H.R.335, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R.697, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.556, Sportsmen's Act of 2015; H.R.327/S.561, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; H.R.2406, Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 (SHARE Act); S.263 A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects; S.595, Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2015; S.721, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; H.R.461, Wild Game Donation Act of 2015; H.R.3173, Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act; H.R.3526, CECIL Act; S.1918, Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act; S.2385, Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act; S.2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016; issues related to public lands, natural resources and conservation.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3526, H.R. 3202, H.R. 3136 - provisions relating to endangered species

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

HR 4525 (the Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act or TEAPA) and potential Senate companion; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling performances, rides, or exhibits, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to workers and the public. Support the following bills to the extent they protect animals from harm and end animal suffering, and as yet unknown issues related to ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering: HR3546 (Big Cat and Public Safety Act), HR2858 (Humane Cosmetics Act); HR2494 (Global Anti-Poaching Act), except opposed to HR2494 Amendment exempting trophy hunting; HR2920 (Captive Primate Safety Act); S2385 (END Wildlife Trafficking Act); HR2697 (Rare Cats and Canids Act); HR2293/S1831 PACT (re the prosecution of animal cruelty); HR746/S388 AWARE (re testing at federal agricultural research facilities); HR3294/S1898 (Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015); HR3526/S1918 (CECIL Animal Trophies Act); HR3448 (Cecil the Lion Endangered and Threatened Species Act of 2015); HR1942/S1214 (Safeguard American Food Exports Act); HR4019 (ORCA Act); HR1258 (Pet and Women Safety Act); HR3294/S1898 (Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act), Volunteer Protection Act & Volunteer Organization Act of 2015; and in opposition to (for the same reasons) S405 (Sportsmen's Act), S659 (The Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015), and S782 (The Grand Canyon Bison Management Act); and urging a provision against animal testing in HR4075 (The Cosmetic Modernization Act). Also submitted comments to USFWS re CoP17, re predator control practices and predators on public lands, re trophy hunting, re proposed African lion uplisting, and re the USFWS permit of wild elephants stolen from the wild for import to US zoos. Research & prepared comments to be submitted next quarter to USDA re marine mammal rule making and to USFWS re proposed grizzly down listing and proposed African elephant uplisting.

H.R.326, Restoration of the U.S.Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015; H.R.335, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R.697, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.556, Sportsmen's Act of 2015; H.R.327/S.561, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; H.R.2406, Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 (SHARE Act); S.263 A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects; S.595, Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2015; S.721, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; H.R.461, Wild Game Donation Act of 2015; H.R.3173, Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act; H.R.3526, CECIL Act; S.1918, Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act; S.2385, Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act; S.2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016; issues related to public lands, natural resources and conservation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

H.R.326, Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015; H.R.335, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R.697, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.556, Sportsmen's Act of 2015; H.R.327/S.561, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; H.R.2406, Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 (SHARE Act); S.263 A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects; S.595, Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2015; S.721, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; H.R.461, Wild Game Donation Act of 2015; H.R.3173, Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act; H.R.3526, CECIL Act; S.1918, Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act; S.2385, Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016; issues related to public lands, natural resources and conservation.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 167; Wildfire Disaster Funding Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2015-FY2022 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior. H.R. 327; Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015 - To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R. 461; Wild Game Donation Act of 2015 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for charitable contributions of qualified wild game meat by the processing fees paid with respect to such contributions, and (2) exclude from the gross income of meat processors processing fees paid by a charitable organization for the processing of donated wild game meat. H.R. 528; Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - To direct Federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law to facilitate use of and access to Federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 697 & S. 1769; African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 - To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 to conserve elephants while appropriately regulating ivory in the United States. H.R. 1735; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. H.R. 2028; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. H.R. 2399; Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advistory Committee Act - To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, recreational shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 3173; Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act - To promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational opportunities. H.R. 3526; CECIL Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend the import-and-export- related provision of that Act to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under that Act. H.Amdt.584; At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS WITH RESPECT TO IVORY SEC. _ . None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce section 120 of this Act. H.Amdt.948 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment sought to strike Title III, the exemption to import polar bear trophies taken in sport. H.Amdt.954 to 2406 - amendment to prohibit USDA and NFS from issuing restrictions and regulation on hunting and recreational fishing in the Mark Twain National Forest. H.Amdt.956 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to require the Forest Administrator to amend the travel plan for the Kisatchie National in Louisiana to allow Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) access on roads nominated by the Secretary of Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, except when such designation would pose an unacceptable safety risk. If a road is denied, the amendment would require the Forest Administrator to publish a notice in the Federal Register with a justification for the closure. H.Amdt.958 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to add the text of H.R. 373, the Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act, to the end of the bill. Adding such text would expedite access to federal lands for volunteer search and rescue groups to assist in recovering the remains of a deceased individual believed to be located on federal lands. H.Amdt.959 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to provide for reissuing the 2011 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to delist the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming from the Endangered Species Act. H.Amdt.960 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to prohibit the Fish and Wildlife Service from issuing a final rule that preempts state management authority which is protected by law in Alaska and withdrawals a final rule issued by the National Park Service of the same issue. H.Res.619; Providing for consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2406) to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting, and for other purposes. S. 225; Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Exempts components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) from regulations on chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. S. 405, S.556, & S.659, S. ; Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 - To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. S. 721 & S. 992; Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States.

Endangered Species Act legislation Wildlife Trafficking and Law Enforcement Issues H.R. 697 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 H.R. 2494 - Global Anti-Poaching Act H.R. 3526 - CECIL Act S. 1769 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 S. 1918 - CECIL Act S. 2385 - Eliminate, Neutralize and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act

Client expense: $318,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

HR 4525 (the Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act or TEAPA) and potential Senate companion; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling performances, rides, or exhibits, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to workers and the public. Support the following bills to the extent they protect animals from harm and end animal suffering, and as yet unknown issues related to ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering: HR3546 (Big Cat and Public Safety Act), HR2920 (Captive Primate Safety Act), HR2858 (Humane Cosmetics Act); HR2494 (Global Anti-Poaching Act), except opposed to HR2494 Amendment exempting trophy hunting; S27 (Wildlife Trafficking Enforcement Act); S2385 (END Wildlife Trafficking Act); HR2697 (Rare Cats and Canids Act); HR2293/S1831 PACT (re the prosecution of animal cruelty); HR746/S388 AWARE (re testing at federal agricultural research facilities); HR3294/S1898 (Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015); HR3526/S1918 (CECIL Animal Trophies Act); HR3448 (Cecil the Lion Endangered and Threatened Species Act of 2015); HR1942/S1214 (Safeguard American Food Exports Act); HR4019 (ORCA Act); HR1258 (Pet and Women Safety Act); and in opposition to (for the same reasons) S405 (Sportsmen's Act) & S659 The Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.326, Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015; H.R.335, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R.697, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.556, Sportsmen's Act of 2015; H.R.327/S.561, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; H.R.2406, Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 (SHARE Act); S.263 A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects; S.595, Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2015; S.721, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; H.R.461, Wild Game Donation Act of 2015; H.R.3173, Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act; H.R.3526, CECIL Act; S.1918, Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act; S.2385, Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act; issues related to public lands, natural resources and conservation.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.326, Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015; H.R.335, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R.697, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015; S.659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; S.556, Sportsmen's Act of 2015; H.R.327/S.561, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; H.R.2406, Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 (SHARE Act); S.263 A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects; S.595, Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2015; S.721, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; H.R.461, Wild Game Donation Act of 2015; H.R.3173, Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act; H.R.3526, CECIL Act; S.1918, Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act; issues related to public lands, natural resources and conservation.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Endangered Species Act legislation Wildlife Trafficking and Law Enforcement Issues H.R. 697 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 H.R. 2494 - Global Anti-Poaching Act H.R. 3526 - CECIL Act S. 1769 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 S. 1918 - CECIL Act S. 2385 - Eliminate, Neutralize and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

H.R. 3526, H.R. 3202, H.R. 3136 - provisions relating to endangered species

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 167; Wildfire Disaster Funding Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2015-FY2022 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior. H.R. 327; Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015 - To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R. 461; Wild Game Donation Act of 2015 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for charitable contributions of qualified wild game meat by the processing fees paid with respect to such contributions, and (2) exclude from the gross income of meat processors processing fees paid by a charitable organization for the processing of donated wild game meat. H.R. 528; Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - To direct Federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law to facilitate use of and access to Federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 697 & S. 1769; African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 - To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 to conserve elephants while appropriately regulating ivory in the United States. H.R. 1735; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. H.R. 2028; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. H.R. 2399; Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advistory Committee Act - To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, recreational shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 3173; Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act - To promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational opportunities. H.R. 3526; CECIL Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend the import-and-export- related provision of that Act to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under that Act. H.Amdt.584; At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS WITH RESPECT TO IVORY SEC. _ . None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce section 120 of this Act. S. 225; Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Exempts components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) from regulations on chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. S. 405, S.556, & S.659, S. ; Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 - To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. S. 721 & S. 992; Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States.

H.R.326, Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015; H.R.335, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R.697, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015; S.405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; H.R.327, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; H.R.2406, The Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act; H.R.3173, Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act; H.R.3526, CECIL Act; S.1918, Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act; S.2385, Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act; issues related to public lands, natural resources and conservation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

H.R. 3526, H.R. 3202, H.R. 3136 - provisions relating to endangered species

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

H.R. 697, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 H.R. 2494, the Global Anti-Poaching Act H.R. 2910, Mexican Wolf Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3526, CECIL Act S. 27, the Wildlife Trafficking Enforcement Act S. 1769, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 S. 1918, CECIL Act Wolf Conservation Sage Grouse Conservation Northern Long-Eared Bat Conservation Lesser Prairie chicken conservation American burying beetle conservation

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

HR 4525 (the Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act or TEAPA) and potential Senate companion; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling performances, rides, or exhibits, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to workers and the public. Support the following bills to the extent they protect animals from harm and end animal suffering, and as yet unknown issues related to ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering: HR3546 (Big Cat and Public Safety Act), HR2920 (Captive Primate Safety Act), HR2858 (Humane Cosmetics Act); HR2494 (Global Anti-Poaching Act); S27 (Wildlife Trafficking Enforcement Act); HR2697 (Rare Cats and Canids Act); S1831 PACT (re the prosecution of animal cruelty); HR746/S388 AWARE (re testing at federal agricultural research facilities); HR3294/S1898 (Sanctuary Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015); HR3526/S1918 (CECIL Animal Trophies Act); HR3448 (Cecil the Lion Endangered and Threatened Species Act of 2015); HR1942/S1214 (Safeguard American Food Exports Act); and in opposition to (for the same reasons) S405 (Sportsmen's Act).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 167; Wildfire Disaster Funding Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2015-FY2022 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior. H.R. 327; Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015 - To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R. 461; Wild Game Donation Act of 2015 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for charitable contributions of qualified wild game meat by the processing fees paid with respect to such contributions, and (2) exclude from the gross income of meat processors processing fees paid by a charitable organization for the processing of donated wild game meat. H.R. 528; Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - To direct Federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law to facilitate use of and access to Federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 697 & S. 1769; African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 - To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 to conserve elephants while appropriately regulating ivory in the United States. H.R. 1735; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. H.R. 2028; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. H.R. 2399; Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advistory Committee Act - To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, recreational shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 3173; Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act - To promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational opportunities. H.R. 3526; CECIL Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend the import-and-export- related provision of that Act to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under that Act. H.Amdt.584; At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS WITH RESPECT TO IVORY SEC. _ . None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce section 120 of this Act. S. 225; Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Exempts components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) from regulations on chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. S. 405, S.556, & S.659, S. ; Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 - To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. S. 721 & S. 992; Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States.

H.R.326, Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015; H.R.335, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R.697, African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015; S.405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; H.R.327, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; H.R.2406, The Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act; H.R.3173, Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act; H.R.3526, CECIL Act; S.1918, Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act; issues related to public lands, natural resources and conservation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000