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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 or the HONEST Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such action is the best available science, specifically identified, and publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. A covered action includes a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance. Personally identifiable information, trade secrets, or commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential must be redacted prior to public availability.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 228 - 194 (Roll no. 206). (text: CR H2536)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 228 - 194 (Roll no. 206).(text: CR H2536)
HouseOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 189 - 232 (Roll no. 205).
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2547-2548)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McEachin motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McEachin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the motion to recommit until a time to be announced.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
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Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing Act of 2019. American Manufacturing Leadership Act. Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations FY19. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations FY19. Department of Defense Appropriations FY19. The National Defense Authorization Act. S. 951, The Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. P.L. 114-389, American Innovation and Competition Act. P.L. 113-30, IBR Technical Corrections Act. S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (from 115th Congress). H.R. 1426, Public Access to Public Science Act (from 115th Congress). H.R. 1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017. H.R. 1092, Chief Manufacturing Officer Act. Manufacturing USA Program/National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. Manufacturing Engineering Education Grant Program. Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. H.R. 5305, Federal Depository Library Modernization Act (115th Congress).
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations FY19. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations FY19. Department of Defense Appropriations FY19. The National Defense Authorization Act. S. 951, The Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. P.L. 114-389, American Innovation and Competition Act. P.L. 113-30, IBR Technical Corrections Act. S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (from 115th Congress). H.R. 1426, Public Access to Public Science Act (from 115th Congress). H.R. 1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017. H.R. 1092, Chief Manufacturing Officer Act. Manufacturing USA Program/National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. Manufacturing Engineering Education Grant Program. Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. H.R. 5305, Federal Depository Library Modernization Act (115th Congress).
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018; H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act; H.R. 6653, IMAGINE Act; H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3341, IMAGINE Act; S. 3381, PFAS Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. 3671 A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 22, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 2748, SOS Act of 2017; H.R. 3106, Act to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act; H.R. 3128, To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 7168, Clean Up ETO Act of 2018; H.J.Res.59 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act"; S. 263, The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; S. 452, ORDEAL Act of 2017; S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017; S. 519, a bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act; S. 756, Saving Our Seas Act; S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act of 2018; S. 3671, Clean Up ETO Act of 2018; S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to accidental release prevention requirements of risk management programs under the Clean Air Act; FY 2018 Appropriations for Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations for Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (including ozone); FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2018 Appropriations of Financial Services and General Government; Clean Air Act Legislation and Regulations; Clean Power Plan; Clean Water Act, including Waters of the United States; Chlorine EPA General Duty Clause; EPA Nomination; Ethylene Oxide; Marine Debris; Microbeads and Microplastics; NAAQS; Plastic Piping and Infrastructure; Risk Management Program; Sustainability; Water and Recycling Infrastructure Waters of the United States Rulemaking
2018 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018 H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McEachin motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to require the administrator of the EPA to use the best available science when responding to any threats to public health.
Mr. McEachin moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1430.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1430 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 229. (consideration: CR H2536-2547)
Rule H. Res. 229 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 229 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1430 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 33.
Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-59.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 12.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Referred to |
| March 8, 2017 |
| March 8, 2017 |
| Republican |
| TX |
| Bruce Westerman | Republican | AR |
| Clay Higgins | Republican | LA |
| Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | CA |
| Daniel Webster | Republican | FL |
| Darin LaHood | Republican | IL |
| David Schweikert | Republican | AZ |
| Don Young | Republican | AK |
| Frank D. Lucas | Republican | OK |
| Gary J. Palmer | Republican | AL |
| Henry Cuellar | Democratic | TX |
| Jason Chaffetz | Republican | UT |
| Jim Banks | Republican | IN |
| Jim Bridenstine | Republican | OK |
| Joe Barton | Republican | TX |
| Mo Brooks | Republican | AL |
| Neal P. Dunn | Republican | FL |
| Paul A. Gosar | Republican | AZ |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Ralph Lee Abraham | Republican | LA |
| Randy Hultgren | Republican | IL |
| Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Republican | TX |
| Roger Marshall | Republican | KS |
| Scott R. Tipton | Republican | CO |
| Stevan Pearce | Republican | NM |
| Steven M. Palazzo | Republican | MS |
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 22, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 2748, SOS Act of 2017; H.R. 3106, Act to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act; H.R. 3128, To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res.59 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act"; S. 263, The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; S. 452, ORDEAL Act of 2017; S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017; S. 519, a bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act; S. 756, Saving Our Seas Act; S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act of 2018 S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to accidental release prevention requirements of risk management programs under the Clean Air Act; FY 2018 Appropriations for Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations for Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (including ozone); FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2018 Appropriations of Financial Services and General Government; Clean Air Act Legislation and Regulations; Clean Power Plan; Clean Water Act, including Waters of the United States; Chlorine EPA General Duty Clause; EPA Nomination; Marine Debris; Microbeads and Microplastics; NAAQS; Plastic Piping and Infrastructure; Risk Management Program; Sustainability; Water and Recycling Infrastructure Waters of the United States Rulemaking
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to corporate tax reform (no bill); Issues related to CFC look-through rules (H.R. 1430), S. 796 (Employer Participation Student Loan Repayment Act) and H.R. 795 (Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act).
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 22, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 2748, SOS Act of 2017; H.R. 3106, Act to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act; H.R. 3128, To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 7168, Clean Up ETO Act of 2018; H.J.Res.59 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act"; S. 263, The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; S. 452, ORDEAL Act of 2017; S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017; S. 519, a bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act; S. 756, Saving Our Seas Act; S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act of 2018; S. 3671, Clean Up ETO Act of 2018; S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to accidental release prevention requirements of risk management programs under the Clean Air Act; FY 2018 Appropriations for Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations for Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (including ozone); FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2018 Appropriations of Financial Services and General Government; Clean Air Act Legislation and Regulations; Clean Power Plan; Clean Water Act, including Waters of the United States; Chlorine EPA General Duty Clause; EPA Nomination; Ethylene Oxide; Marine Debris; Microbeads and Microplastics; NAAQS; Plastic Piping and Infrastructure; Risk Management Program; Sustainability; Water and Recycling Infrastructure Waters of the United States Rulemaking
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018; H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act; H.R. 6653, IMAGINE Act; H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3341, IMAGINE Act; S. 3381, PFAS Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. 3671 A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018 H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 22, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 2748, SOS Act of 2017; H.R. 3106, Act to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act; H.R. 3128, To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res.59 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act"; S. 263, The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; S. 452, ORDEAL Act of 2017; S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017; S. 519, a bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act; S. 756, Saving Our Seas Act; S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act of 2018 S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to accidental release prevention requirements of risk management programs under the Clean Air Act; FY 2018 Appropriations for Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations for Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (including ozone); FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2018 Appropriations of Financial Services and General Government; Clean Air Act Legislation and Regulations; Clean Power Plan; Clean Water Act, including Waters of the United States; Chlorine EPA General Duty Clause; EPA Nomination; Marine Debris; Microbeads and Microplastics; NAAQS; Plastic Piping and Infrastructure; Risk Management Program; Sustainability; Water and Recycling Infrastructure Waters of the United States Rulemaking
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 22, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 2748, SOS Act of 2017; H.R. 3106, Act to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R., 5895 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res.59 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act"; S. 263, The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; S. 452, ORDEAL Act of 2017; S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017; S. 519, a bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act; S. 756, Saving Our Seas Act; S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to accidental release prevention requirements of risk management programs under the Clean Air Act; FY 2018 Appropriations for Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations for Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (including ozone); FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2018 Appropriations of Financial Services and General Government; Clean Air Act Legislation and Regulations; Clean Power Plan; Clean Water Act, including Waters of the United States; Chlorine EPA General Duty Clause; EPA Nomination; Marine Debris; Microbeads and Microplastics; NAAQS; Plastic Piping and Infrastructure; Risk Management Program; Sustainability; Water Infrastructure Waters of the United States Rulemaking
Client expense: $3,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018 H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act S. Res. 301 S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $3,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation H.R. 469/S. 119 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 725 - The Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 720/S. 237 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 985 - Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 906 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 953 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R 725 - Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 1179 - Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act H.R 1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 HR 1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 998 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R. 1430 - Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (115th Congress, 2017-2018), Public law no. 115-97 HR 3117 - Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017 HR 732/ S. 333 - Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47 - CFPB Arbitration Rule CRA H.R. 2359 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 3141 - Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 2233 - American Jobs First Act of 2017 H.R. 2437/ S. 1134 - Back the Blue Act H.R. 620 - the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 4396 - the ME TOO Congress Act H.R. 4423 - N. Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 4809 - Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act H.R. 5468 - Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018 H.R. 6754 - CIRCUIT Act of 2018 S. 1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 580 - Truth in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 579 - Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 578 - Better Evaluation of Science and Technology (BEST) Act S. 577 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2017 S. 951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1615 - Dream Act of 2017 S. 2014 - Prove it Act of 2017 S. 565 - Judgment Fund Transparency Act S. 386 - Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act of 2017 S. 276 - Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 Rulemakings EO 13781 - Presidential Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch, 82 FR 13959 (March 13, 2017) EO 13777 - Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, 82 FR 12285 (March 1, 2017) EO 13783 - Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth, 82 FR 16093 (March 28, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Justice Action Agenda 2016-2020 (EJ 2020) Environmental Protection Agency, Evaluation of Existing Regulations, 82 Fed. Reg. 17,793 (Apr. 13, 2017) (Docket ID EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and Human Services, Proposed Changes to Strip Legal Rights from Vulnerable Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities, CMS-3342-P, 82 FR 26649, (June 8, 2017) Nominations Jeffrey Clark for Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State Andrew Oldham for United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Damien Schiff for United States Court of Federal Claims Andrew Brasher for United States Court for the Middle District of Alabama Patrick Wyrick for United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma Brett Kavanaugh for United States Supreme Court Jonathan Kobes for United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit William Barr for U.S. Attorney General, Department of Justice Thomas Farr for United States District Judge for the Eastern District of NC Eric Miller for United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Client expense: $74,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Legislation H.R. 2 - The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 H.R. 8- Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 848 - Farm Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 1430 - Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 H.R. 1029 - Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3380 - Pesticide Protection Act of 2017 H.R.5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 S. 2421 - Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act of 2017. S. 1624 - Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2017 S. __ - the Agriculture Creates Real Employment (ACRE) Act Rulemakings Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Parts 7 and 9, Nondiscrimination in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Assistance; Proposed Rule (January 9, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Parts 260 and 261, Definition of Solid Waste; Final Rule (January 13, 2015) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Parts 257 and 261 Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Special Wastes; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities; Final Rule (December 19, 2014); Amendments to the National Minimum Criteria (Phase One); Proposed Rule (March 15, 2018) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Parts 257; Release of Interim Final Guidance for State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Programs (August 15, 2017); Comments on Release of Interim Final Guidance for State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Programs (September 14, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 170, Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions; Final Rule at 80 FR 67495 (November 2, 2015); Reconsideration of Several Requirements and Notice about Compliance Dates (December 21, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR 171, Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators; Final Rule (January 4, 2017); Delay of Effective Date (May 15, 2017); Comments on Delay of Effective (May 19, 2017); Reconsideration of the Minimum Age Requirements (December 19, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 155, Pesticides: Chlorethoxyfus Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability (May 25, 2017); Comments on Draft Human Health Risk Assessments (July 24, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 155, Pesticides: Diazinon Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability (May 25, 2017); Comments on Draft Human Health Risk Assessments (July 24, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 155, Pesticides: Phosmet Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability (May 25, 2017); Comments on Draft Human Health Risk Assessments (July 24, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 155, Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos Registration Review; Revised Human Health Risk Assessment (January 14, 2015) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 155, Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos Registration Review; Revised Human Health Risk Assessment (November 17, 2016) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR 180, Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos; Tolerance Revocations (January 17, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR part 178, Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos; Order Denying PANNA and NRDC's Petition to Revoke Tolerances (April 5, 2017); Objections to March 29, 2017 Order Denying PAN/NRDC Petition to Revoke All Tolerances and Cancel All Registrations for the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos (June 5, 2017). Environmental Protection Agency; 82 FR 6545, Risk Evaluation Scoping Efforts Under TSCA for Ten Chemical Substances; (March 6, 2017); Comments on Scope of the Risk Evaluations for the First Ten Chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (March 15, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 82 FR 7464, Methylene Chloride and N-Methylpyrrolidone; Regulation of Certain Uses under TSCA Section 6(a); Proposed Rule (January 19, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 82 FR 20310, Trichloroethylene; Regulation of Vapor Degreasing Under TSCA Section 6(a); Methylene Chloride and N-Methylpyrrolidone; Regulation of Certain Uses Under TSCA Section 6(a); Reopening of Comment Periods (May 1, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 320, Superfund: Identification of Priority Classes of Facilities for CERCLA 108 (b) Financial Responsibility Requirements; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Financial Responsibility Requirements for Facilities in the Chemical, Petroleum and Electric Power Industries; Notice of Intent to Proceed with Rulemakings; (January 11, 2017). Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 320, Superfund: Financial Responsibility Requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for Classes of Facilities in the Hardrock Mining Industry; Proposed Rule (January 11, 2017); Final Rule (December 1, 2017) Consumer Product Safety Commission; 16 CFR Part 1051, Chemicals: Petition for Rulemaking to Protect Against Consumer Products Containing Additive Organohalogen Flame Retardants (July 1, 2015); Comments on Petition for Rulemaking on Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants (October 19, 2015); Oral Presentations on the Petition for Rulemaking on Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants (September 14, 2017). Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR part 155, Pesticides: Registration Review; Draft Human Health Risk Assessments for Atrazine, Propazine, and Simazine and Draft Cumulative Human Health Risk Assessment for the Triazines (Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine); Notice of Availability (July 26, 2018) Nominations Consumer Product Safety Commission, Dana Baiocco as Commissioner Environmental Protection Agency, William Wehrum Assistant Administrator to the Office of Air Pollution and Radiation Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Dourson as Assistant Administrator to the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Environmental Protection Agency, Peter Wright as Assistant Administrator to the Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM)
Client expense: $74,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) (H.R.3427/S.1701) Open, Permanent, Electronic, and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act (S.760/H.R.1770) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (S.1519)(Sec. 6012) Scientific Integrity Act (S.338/H.R.138) Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 (H.R.1430) Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951) Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017 (H.R.4174)
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 953, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, HONEST Act H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $35,000
Government targets: Interior, Dept of (DOI)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
- Issues related to EPA's rollback of the OIAI policy, ozone standards, regulatory proposals to restrict science in policy-making. - HR 806 - HR 6147 - HR 1430
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
-Issues related to the use of federal advisory committees, including the EPAs Science Advisory Board -Presidential nominations for science positions at federal agencies -S. 338/HR 1358 a proposal to improve scientific integrity at federal agencies -Issues related to EPA's proposal to restrict science in policy-making - HR 1430
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 953, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, HONEST Act H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5538, Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 6344, the LOCAL Act of 2018 H.R. 6360, the PREDICTS Act of 2018 H.R. 6346, the WHOLE Act of 2018 H.R. 6354, the STORAGE Act of 2018 H.R. 6345, the EMPOWERS Act of 2018 H.R. 3608, The Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 6364, the LAMP Act of 2018 H.R. 6356, the LIST Act of 2018 H.R. 6355, the PETITION Act of 2018 S. 3068, Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1624, Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2017 S. 3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Client expense: $660,676 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
FY2018 Interior-Environment Appropriations HR806 Smoggy Skies/Ozone Standards Implementation Act HR 1430 Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act HR 1431 EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S. 263 - Ozone Standards Implementation Act & S. 452 - Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act HR 350/S.203 RPM Act
Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution and climate change; Issues related to air pollution from stationary and mobile sources; Issues related to the Clean Air Act; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to the Budget Control Act; Issues related to regulatory reforms; appropriations issues; H.R.5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R.350, Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017; H.R.453, Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017; H.R.806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; H.R.1119, SENSE Act; H.R.1430, HONEST Act; H.R.1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R.1917, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017; H.R.3107, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017; H.R.3782, Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2017; H.R.4011, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R.6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R.6463, MARKET CHOICE Act; H.R.7173, Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2018; S.263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; S.517, Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act; S.839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017; S.951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; S.1203, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under a voluntary early action compact plan.; S.1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; S.1447, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017; S.1807, Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2017; S.1857, A bill to establish a compliance deadline of May 15, 2023, for Step 2 emissions standards for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces.; S.2461, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2018; S.3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; S.3791, A bill to create a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund for the American people in order to encourage market-driven innovation of clean energy technologies and market efficiencies which will reduce harmful pollution and leave a healthier, more stable, and more prosperous nation for future generations.; S.3394, the Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act; S.3779, WHERA Act; H.J.Res.143 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes; H.R. 695 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019;
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017. H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017. H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 or the HONEST Act. H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act. S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. S. 1794, HONEST Act. S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act.
Client expense: $1,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. H.R. 6730 (Injunctive Authority Clarification Act); eliminates the ability of federal district courts to grant universal injunctions. H.R. 3487 (Complete Diversity Jurisdiction); eliminates the current requirement for complete diversity of parties, and changes the rule to minimal diversity. H.R. 6754 (CIRCUIT Act); splits up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. H.R. 6755 (Judiciary ROOM Act); makes several changes to court structures and procedures. Report Language on Conference Report (H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act). Representative Bobby Scott Amendment to H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, to overturn executive order on Administrative Law Judges. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. S. 2296 (GOOD Act); a regulatory reform bill. Draft legislation on reducing or eliminating the Feres Doctrine. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. Lobbying with regard to federal executive agency nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Peter Feldmen to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and with specific regard to the nomination of Diana Furchtgott-Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation. General lobbying on forced arbitration in claims by members of the armed forces. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Chad Readler of Ohio to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Eric Miller of Washington to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, including provisions relating to water infrastructure H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654/S. 677, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 3608, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 5468, Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018 H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6344, Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life (LOCAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 6345, Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States (EMPOWERS) Act of 2018 H.R. 6346, Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects (WHOLE) Act of 2018 H.R. 6354, Stop Takings On Reserves Antithetical to Germane Encapsulation (STORAGE) Act of 2018 H.R. 6355, Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting (PETITION) Act of 2018 H.R. 6356, Less Imprecision in Species Treatment (LIST) Act of 2018 H.R. 6360, Permit Reassurances Enabling Direct Improvements for Conservation, Tenants, and Species (PREDICTS) Act of 2018 H.R. 6364, Localizing Authority of Management Plans (LAMP) Act of 2018 S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 2364, Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now (SRF WIN) Act S. 2602, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 S. 3303, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 Draft field-based methods for developing aquatic life criteria for specific conductivity (81 Fed. Reg. 94,370-94,371, December 23, 2016) Clean Water Act Coverage of "Discharges of Pollutants" via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water (83 Fed. Reg. 7,126-7,128, February 20, 2018) Availability of draft toxicological profile; perfluoroalkyls (83 Fed. Reg. 28,849, June 21, 2018) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (83 Fed. Reg. 24,850-24,883, May 30, 2018) Clean Water Act hazardous substances spill prevention (83 Fed. Reg. 29,499-29,520, June 25, 2018) Definition of waters of the United States-recodification of preexisting rule (83 Fed. Reg. 32,227-32,252, July 12, 2018) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for interagency cooperation (83 Fed. Reg. 35,178-35,193, July 25, 2018) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for listing species and designating critical habitat (83 Fed. Reg. 35,193-35,201, July 25, 2018) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for prohibitions to threatened wildlife and plants (83 Fed. Reg. 35,174-35,177, July 25, 2018) Proposed rule on Fees for Governance, Oversight, and Processing of Environmental Reviews and Authorizations by the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (83 Fed. Reg. 44,846, September 4, 2018) Proposed rule on National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing (83 Fed. Reg. 42,066, Aug. 20, 2018) Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline Mainline Alternative Route in Nebraska (83 Fed. Reg. 48,358, September 24, 2018) Proposed rule on A Working Approach for Identifying Potential Candidate Chemicals for Prioritization; Notice of Availability (83 Fed. Reg. 50,366, Oct. 5, 2018) Nomination of Alexandra Dunn to Head the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Nomination of Jeffery Bossert Clark to be Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) Nomination of Mary Neumayr to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to the Fish and Wildlife Service Various issues relating to regulatory reform; reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); reforms to Migratory Bird Treaty Act (P.L. 65-188); revisions to regulations regarding natural resource damages for hazardous substances; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); revisions to accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206); implementation of section 311 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); New York petition under section 126 of the Clean Water Act; Clean Water Act coverage of discharge of pollutants via a direct hydrologic connection to surface water; Clean Water Act hazardous substance spill prevention; implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPAs new source review (NSR) preconstruction permitting program; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; good neighbor air quality standards; regulatory permit streamlining; environment and energy policy; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; revised definition of Waters of the United States; water issues; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy resources including issues relate to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; non-hazardous secondary materials (NHSM) rule; water infrastructure
Client expense: $15,950,000 · 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 Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Legislation that impacts the use of pesticides H.R.2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 953 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R. 1029 - Pesticides Registration Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 1430 - Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 H.R. 1431 - EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3354 - Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5538 - Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S.1624 - Protect Children, Farmers and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2017 S. 3068 - Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Legislation H.R. 2 - The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 H.R. 8- Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 848 - Farm Regulatory Certainty Act H.R. 1430 - Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 H.R. 1029 - Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3380 - Pesticide Protection Act of 2017 H.R.5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 S. 2421 - Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act of 2017. S. 1624 - Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2017 S. __ - the Agriculture Creates Real Employment (ACRE) Act Rulemakings Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Parts 7 and 9, Nondiscrimination in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Assistance; Proposed Rule (January 9, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Parts 260 and 261, Definition of Solid Waste; Final Rule (January 13, 2015) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Parts 257 and 261 Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Special Wastes; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities; Final Rule (December 19, 2014); Amendments to the National Minimum Criteria (Phase One); Proposed Rule (March 15, 2018) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Parts 257; Release of Interim Final Guidance for State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Programs (August 15, 2017); Comments on Release of Interim Final Guidance for State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Programs (September 14, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 170, Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions; Final Rule at 80 FR 67495 (November 2, 2015); Reconsideration of Several Requirements and Notice about Compliance Dates (December 21, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR 171, Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators; Final Rule (January 4, 2017); Delay of Effective Date (May 15, 2017); Comments on Delay of Effective (May 19, 2017); Reconsideration of the Minimum Age Requirements (December 19, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 155, Pesticides: Chlorethoxyfus Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability (May 25, 2017); Comments on Draft Human Health Risk Assessments (July 24, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 155, Pesticides: Diazinon Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability (May 25, 2017); Comments on Draft Human Health Risk Assessments (July 24, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 155, Pesticides: Phosmet Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability (May 25, 2017); Comments on Draft Human Health Risk Assessments (July 24, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 155, Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos Registration Review; Revised Human Health Risk Assessment (January 14, 2015) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 155, Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos Registration Review; Revised Human Health Risk Assessment (November 17, 2016) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR 180, Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos; Tolerance Revocations (January 17, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR part 178, Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos; Order Denying PANNA and NRDC's Petition to Revoke Tolerances (April 5, 2017); Objections to March 29, 2017 Order Denying PAN/NRDC Petition to Revoke All Tolerances and Cancel All Registrations for the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos (June 5, 2017). Environmental Protection Agency; 82 FR 6545, Risk Evaluation Scoping Efforts Under TSCA for Ten Chemical Substances; (March 6, 2017); Comments on Scope of the Risk Evaluations for the First Ten Chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (March 15, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 82 FR 7464, Methylene Chloride and N-Methylpyrrolidone; Regulation of Certain Uses under TSCA Section 6(a); Proposed Rule (January 19, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 82 FR 20310, Trichloroethylene; Regulation of Vapor Degreasing Under TSCA Section 6(a); Methylene Chloride and N-Methylpyrrolidone; Regulation of Certain Uses Under TSCA Section 6(a); Reopening of Comment Periods (May 1, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 320, Superfund: Identification of Priority Classes of Facilities for CERCLA 108 (b) Financial Responsibility Requirements; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Financial Responsibility Requirements for Facilities in the Chemical, Petroleum and Electric Power Industries; Notice of Intent to Proceed with Rulemakings; (January 11, 2017). Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR Part 320, Superfund: Financial Responsibility Requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for Classes of Facilities in the Hardrock Mining Industry; Proposed Rule (January 11, 2017); Final Rule (December 1, 2017) Consumer Product Safety Commission; 16 CFR Part 1051, Chemicals: Petition for Rulemaking to Protect Against Consumer Products Containing Additive Organohalogen Flame Retardants (July 1, 2015); Comments on Petition for Rulemaking on Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants (October 19, 2015); Oral Presentations on the Petition for Rulemaking on Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants (September 14, 2017). Environmental Protection Agency; 40 CFR part 155, Pesticides: Registration Review; Draft Human Health Risk Assessments for Atrazine, Propazine, and Simazine and Draft Cumulative Human Health Risk Assessment for the Triazines (Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine); Notice of Availability (July 26, 2018) Nominations Consumer Product Safety Commission, Dana Baiocco as Commissioner Environmental Protection Agency, William Wehrum Assistant Administrator to the Office of Air Pollution and Radiation Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Dourson as Assistant Administrator to the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Environmental Protection Agency, Peter Wright as Assistant Administrator to the Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM)
Client expense: $77,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Legislation H.R. 469/S. 119 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 10 - Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 725 - The Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 720/S. 237 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 985 - Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 906 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 953 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R 725 - Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 1179 - Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act H.R 1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 HR 1009 - OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 998 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R. 1430 - Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (115th Congress, 2017-2018), Public law no. 115-97 HR 3117 - Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017 HR 732/ S. 333 - Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47 - CFPB Arbitration Rule CRA H.R. 2359 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 3141 - Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 2233 - American Jobs First Act of 2017 H.R. 2437/ S. 1134 - Back the Blue Act H.R. 620 - the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 4396 - the ME TOO Congress Act H.R. 4423 - N. Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 4809 - Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act H.R. 5468 - Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018 H.R. 6754 - CIRCUIT Act of 2018 S. 1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 580 - Truth in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 579 - Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 578 - Better Evaluation of Science and Technology (BEST) Act S. 577 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2017 S. 951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1615 - Dream Act of 2017 S. 2014 - Prove it Act of 2017 S. 565 - Judgment Fund Transparency Act S. 386 - Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act of 2017 S. 276 - Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 Rulemakings EO 13781 - Presidential Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch, 82 FR 13959 (March 13, 2017) EO 13777 - Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, 82 FR 12285 (March 1, 2017) EO 13783 - Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth, 82 FR 16093 (March 28, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Justice Action Agenda 2016-2020 (EJ 2020) Environmental Protection Agency, Evaluation of Existing Regulations, 82 Fed. Reg. 17,793 (Apr. 13, 2017) (Docket ID EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and Human Services, Proposed Changes to Strip Legal Rights from Vulnerable Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities, CMS-3342-P, 82 FR 26649, (June 8, 2017) Nominations Jeffrey Clark for Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State Andrew Oldham for United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Damien Schiff for United States Court of Federal Claims Andrew Brasher for United States Court for the Middle District of Alabama Patrick Wyrick for United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma Brett Kavanaugh for United States Supreme Court Jonathan Kobes for United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit William Barr for U.S. Attorney General, Department of Justice Thomas Farr for United States District Judge for the Eastern District of NC Eric Miller for United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Client expense: $77,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
H.R.5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 22, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 2748, SOS Act of 2017; H.R. 3106, Act to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act; H.R. 3128, To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3354, Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 7168, Clean Up ETO Act of 2018; H.J.Res.59 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act"; S. 263, The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; S. 452, ORDEAL Act of 2017; S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017; S. 519, a bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act; S. 756, Saving Our Seas Act; S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act of 2018; S. 3671, Clean Up ETO Act of 2018; S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to accidental release prevention requirements of risk management programs under the Clean Air Act; FY 2018 Appropriations for Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations for Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (including ozone); FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2018 Appropriations of Financial Services and General Government; Clean Air Act Legislation and Regulations; Clean Power Plan; Clean Water Act, including Waters of the United States; Chlorine EPA General Duty Clause; EPA Nomination; Ethylene Oxide; Marine Debris; Microbeads and Microplastics; NAAQS; Plastic Piping and Infrastructure; Risk Management Program; Sustainability; Water and Recycling Infrastructure Waters of the United States Rulemaking
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018; H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act; H.R. 6653, IMAGINE Act; H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3341, IMAGINE Act; S. 3381, PFAS Accountability Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. 3671 A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to corporate tax reform (no bill); Issues related to CFC look-through rules (H.R. 1430), S. 796 (Employer Participation Student Loan Repayment Act) and H.R. 795 (Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act).
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations FY19. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations FY 19. Department of Defense Appropriations FY 19. The National Defense Authorization Act. S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. P.L. 114-389. American Innovation and Competitiveness Act. P.L. 113-30. IBR Technical Corrections Act. S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (from 114th Congress). H.R. 1426, Public Access to Public Science Act (from 114th Congress). H.R.1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017. H.R. 1092. Chief Manufacturing Officer Act. Manufacturing USA Program. Manufacturing Engineering Education Grant Program. Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. S. 1885 AV Start Act.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 1430, HONEST Act S. 1794, HONEST Act H.R. 1431, EPA Scientific Advisory Board Act of 2017 S.3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018 House Sustainable Chemistry Legislation
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 1430 Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431 EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2017 S. 338, H.R. 1358 Scientific Integrity Act H.R. 1232 Save Americas Science Act (preserving fed. Agencies data sets) H.R. 1569, S. 641 American Innovation Act (cap adjustment for science agencies) S. 141 Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act H.R. 4375 STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act H.R. 4323 Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act H.R. 4254 Women in Aerospace Education Act S1973 BASIC Research Act H.R. 5356 National Security Commission Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018 H.R. 6227, S. 3143 National Quantum Initiative Act H.R. 5345 American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act H.R. 5346 Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act H. R. 6226 American Space SAFE Management Act S. 3277 Space Frontier Act S. 3143, H.R. 6227 National Quantum Initiative Act - signed into law H.R. 7031 Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018 H.R.2, S.3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (signed into law)
Client expense: $21,443 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA's Clean Air Act Unnumbered Bill Related to Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015 EPA-NHTSA Proposal for Phase 2 of GHG Truck Rule EPA's Clean Power Plan H.R. 1430 - HONEST Act H.R. 1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 806 - Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Waters of the United States Rule
Client expense: $410,153 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, Residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions.
Client expense: $1,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) (H.R.3427/S.1701) Open, Permanent, Electronic, and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act (S.760/H.R.1770) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (S.1519)(Sec. 6012) Scientific Integrity Act (S.338/H.R.138) Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 (H.R.1430) Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951) Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017 (H.R.4174)
Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office
2018 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
FY2018 Interior-Environment Appropriations HR806 Smoggy Skies/Ozone Standards Implementation Act HR 1430 Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act HR 1431 EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S. 263 - Ozone Standards Implementation Act & S. 452 - Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act HR 350/S.203 RPM Act
Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 953, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, HONEST Act H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $35,000
Government targets: Interior, Dept of (DOI)
2018 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA's Clean Air Act Unnumbered Bill Related to Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015 EPA-NHTSA Proposal for Phase 2 of GHG Truck Rule EPA's Clean Power Plan H.R. 1430 - HONEST Act H.R. 1004 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 806 - Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Waters of the United States Rule
Client expense: $410,153 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. H.R. 6730 (Injunctive Authority Clarification Act); eliminates the ability of federal district courts to grant universal injunctions. H.R. 3487 (Complete Diversity Jurisdiction); eliminates the current requirement for complete diversity of parties, and changes the rule to minimal diversity. H.R. 6754 (CIRCUIT Act); splits up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. H.R. 6755 (Judiciary ROOM Act); makes several changes to court structures and procedures. Report Language on Conference Report (H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act). Representative Bobby Scott Amendment to H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, to overturn executive order on Administrative Law Judges. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. Lobbying with regard to federal executive agency nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Peter Feldmen to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and with specific regard to the nomination of Diana Furchtgott-Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
Client expense: $1,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution and climate change; Issues related to air pollution from stationary and mobile sources; Issues related to the Clean Air Act; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to the Budget Control Act; Issues related to regulatory reforms; appropriations issues; H.R.350, RPM Act of 2017; H.R.453, Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017; H.R.806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; S.263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; H.R.1119, SENSE Act; S.517, Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act; H.R.1430, HONEST Act; H.R.1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R.1917, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017; H.R.2059, BREATHE Act; S.1203, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under a voluntary early action compact plan; S.1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; S.1447, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017; S.1857, A bill to establish a compliance deadline of May 15, 2023, for Step 2 emissions standards for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces; S.2461, the Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act; H.R.3107, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017; H.R.4011, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R. 6147, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R.5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R.21, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017; S.951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; HS.3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; S.2975, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R.5895 - Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R.6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019;
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
HR 1625-Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations FY19. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations FY 19. Department of Defense Appropriations FY 19. State and Foreign Ops Appropriations FY 19. The National Defense Authorization Act. S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. S.1407, Made in America Deduction Enhancement (MADE) Act. P.L. 114-389. American Innovation and Competitiveness Act. P.L. 113-30. IBR Technical Corrections Act. S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (from 114th Congress). H.R. 1426, Public Access to Public Science Act (from 114th Congress). H.R. 1431, The EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017. H.R. 1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017. H.R. 1092. Chief Manufacturing Officer Act. Manufacturing USA Program. Manufacturing Engineering Education Grant Program. Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. H.R. 1185, The Retain Act. S. 347, The Investing in America's Small Manufacturers Act. H.R. 5. Regulatory Accountability Act. H.R. 1004. Regulatory Integrity Act. H.R. 1009. OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act. S. 1885 AV Start Act.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to corporate tax reform (no bill); Issues related to CFC look-through rules (H.R. 1430), S. 796 (Employer Participation Student Loan Repayment Act) and H.R. 795 (Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act).
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654/S. 677, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 3608, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 5468, Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018 H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6344, Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life (LOCAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 6345, Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States (EMPOWERS) Act of 2018 H.R. 6346, Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects (WHOLE) Act of 2018 H.R. 6354, Stop Takings On Reserves Antithetical to Germane Encapsulation (STORAGE) Act of 2018 H.R. 6355, Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting (PETITION) Act of 2018 H.R. 6356, Less Imprecision in Species Treatment (LIST) Act of 2018 H.R. 6360, Permit Reassurances Enabling Direct Improvements for Conservation, Tenants, and Species (PREDICTS) Act of 2018 H.R. 6364, Localizing Authority of Management Plans (LAMP) Act of 2018 S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 2364, Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now (SRF WIN) Act S. 2602, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 3303, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 Draft field-based methods for developing aquatic life criteria for specific conductivity (81 Fed. Reg. 94,370-94,371, December 23, 2016) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017) Clean Water Act Coverage of "Discharges of Pollutants" via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water (83 Fed. Reg. 7,126-7,128, February 20, 2018) Availability of draft toxicological profile; perfluoroalkyls (83 Fed. Reg. 28,849, June 21, 2018) Proposed rule on user fees for the administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (83 Fed. Reg. 8,212-8,235, February 26, 2018) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (83 Fed. Reg. 24,850-24,883, May 30, 2018) Clean Water Act hazardous substances spill prevention (83 Fed. Reg. 29,499-29,520, June 25, 2018) Definition of waters of the United States-recodification of preexisting rule (83 Fed. Reg. 32,227-32,252, July 12, 2018) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for interagency cooperation (83 Fed. Reg. 35,178-35,193, July 25, 2018) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for listing species and designating critical habitat (83 Fed. Reg. 35,193-35,201, July 25, 2018) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for prohibitions to threatened wildlife and plants (83 Fed. Reg. 35,174-35,177, July 25, 2018) Problem Formulations for the Risk Evaluations To Be Conducted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, and General Guiding Principles To Apply Systematic Review in TSCA Risk Evaluations; Notice of Availability (83 Fed. Reg. 26,998 -27,000, June 11, 2018) Update to the regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (83 Fed. Reg. 28,591-28,592, June 20, 2018) Nomination of Alexandra Dunn to Head the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Nomination of Jeffery Bossert Clark to be Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) Nomination of Mary Neumayr to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Various issues relating to regulatory reform; reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); federal role in the toxic PFAS chemical crisis; regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); reforms to Migratory Bird Treaty Act (P.L. 65-188); implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of section 311 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPAs new source review (NSR) preconstruction permitting program; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; good neighbor air quality standards; regulatory permit streamlining; environment and energy policy; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; second action: definition of Waters of the United States; New York petition under section 126 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-500); water issues
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
-Issues related to the use of federal advisory committees, including the EPAs Science Advisory Board -Presidential nominations for science positions at federal agencies -S. 338/HR 1358 a proposal to improve scientific integrity at federal agencies -Issues related to EPA's proposal to restrict science in policy-making - HR 1430
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
- Issues related to EPA's rollback of the OIAI policy, ozone standards, regulatory proposals to restrict science in policy-making. - HR 806 - HR 6147 - HR 1430
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017. H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017. H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 or the HONEST Act. H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act. S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. S. 1794, HONEST Act. S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act.
Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017. H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017. H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 or the HONEST Act. H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act. S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. S. 1794, HONEST Act. S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act.
Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 33 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017; H.R. 45, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017; H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017; H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 2811, Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3381, Child Poverty Reduction Act 2017; H.R. 4170, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act; H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the FY ending 9/30/18, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 5228, Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulation and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN)Act H.R. 5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act; H.R. 5752, Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018 H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act H. Res 71, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; H. Res. 223; H. Res. 229; H. Res. 1082, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment. (Sec. 1234 Natl. Public Infrastructure Predisaster Hazard Mitigation, and Sec. 1235 Addl. Mitigation Activities); S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; S. 625 Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; S. 1679, Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act; S. 1794, HONEST Act; S. 1866, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017; S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act; S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; S. 3041, Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018; S. 3296, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018; S. 3382, PFAS Detection Act of 2018; S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act 2018; S. 3551, SOFFA; S. Res. 301; S. Resolution Establishing the congressional budget; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Interior; FY 2018 Appropriations of Environmental Protection Agency; FY 2018 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government FY 2018 Appropriations of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; FY 2018 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies; FY 2019 Appropriations of Department of Labor, Health and Human Services; Alternative Fuel Tax Assessment; Antimicrobials; Bisphenol-A; Building and Construction water infrastructure; Chemical Assessment; Chemical Safety Board; Chemistry Caucus; Chlorinated Paraffins; Chlorine; CPSC, including Phthalates, Flame Retardants, Nominations, and CHAP; Design for the Environment; Energy Recovery; EPA Nomination; Flame Retardants; Fluorotechnology including PFOA/PFOS/PFAS Formaldehyde; Hexavalent Chromium; Integrated Risk Information System; International Agency for Research of Cancer, including Report on Carcinogens Labeling and Packaging, including GMOs; Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Implementation (LCSA) and regulations; Microbeads; Microplastics; Nanotechnology; NIOSH studies; OSHA Letters of Interpretation (Chemical Concentrations, Process Safety, RAGAGEP); Permitting Reform; Phthalates; Plastics; Rare Earths; Risk Assessment Improvements; Science Advisory Board; Sustainability including report on innovation and Research and Development Styrene; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Titanium Dioxide
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office