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North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019
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North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to provide a capital increase for the North American Development Bank, a financial institution the United States and Mexico created to develop infrastructure that protect the environment along their shared border. Treasury may subscribe to and purchase 150,000 shares of the bank's capital stock, to the extent that funds are appropriated for such a purpose. Treasury shall support projects related to water pollution and conservation, waste treatment, natural gas and energy security, expanding land border crossings, and reducing pollution related to such traffic. It shall also support developing various performance measures at the bank and report to Congress about its progress imposing such measures.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 23.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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H.R. 132, North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 205, Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019 H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act of 2019 H.R. 1146, Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act H.R. 1166/S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act H.R. 1497, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019 H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act H.R. 2051/S. 999, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019 H.R. 2313, Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 3779, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 H.R. 3969, Save Our Seas 2.0 (SOS) Act H.R. 3978, Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019 H.R. 4447, Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5544, American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act H.R. 5552, Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 H.R. 7608/S. 1811, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, including provisions relating to House Appropriations Committee amendment 53 S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 S. 816, Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019 S. 859, Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization (RIVER) Act S. 903, Nuclear Energy Leadership Act S. 983, Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 S. 1052, Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act S. 1064, Appalachian Energy for National Security Act S. 1085, Vehicle Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1201, Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology (EFFECT) Act of 2019 S. 1286, Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019 S. 1317, American Mineral Security Act S. 1685, Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 S. 1706, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S. 1982, Save Our Seas 2.0 Act S. 2301, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act S. 2596, Voluntary Water Partnership for Distressed Communities Act of 2019 S. 2657, Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 S. 2754, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019 S. 3418, Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act of 2020 S. 3422, Great American Outdoors Act S. 3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal S.J.Res. 9, A joint resolution calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change S.J.Res. 53, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations" Draft legislation titled Energy Act of 2020 Potential climate and energy innovation legislation Proposed rule Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification, (84 Fed. Reg. 44,080-44,122, (August 22, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 58,711-58,713, November 1, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 47,944-47,945, September 11, 2019) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR): Project Emissions Accounting (84 Fed. Reg. 39,244-39,254, October 7, 2019) Integrated science assessment for ozone and related photochemical oxidants (84 Fed. Reg. 50,826-50,838, September 26, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking on accidental release reporting (84 Fed. Reg. 67,899-67,910, December 12, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking on control of air pollution from new motor vehicles: heavy-duty engine Standards (85 Fed. Reg. 3,306-3,330, January 21, 2020) Notice of proposed rulemaking addition of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; community right-to-know toxic chemical release reporting (84 Fed. Reg. 66,369-66,373, December 4, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking to update the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (85 Fed. Reg. 1,684-1,730, January 10, 2020) Proposed rule regarding National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (85 Fed. Reg. 25,340-25,344, May 1, 2020) Proposed rule on EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions Proposed Rule (85 Fed. Reg. 31,104-31,111, May 22, 2020) Proposed rule regarding review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (85 Fed. Reg. 24,094-24,144, April 30, 2020) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; regulations for listing endangered and threatened species and designating critical habitat (85 Fed. Reg. 47,333-47,337, August 5, 2020) Draft national water reuse action plan (84 Fed. Reg. 48,612-48,614, September 16, 2019) Proposed rule on revised cross-state air pollution rule update for the 2008 ozone NAAQS (85 Fed. Reg. 68,964-69,113, October 30, 2020) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (85 Fed. Red. 57,298-57,395, September 15, 2020) Proposed rule governing take of migratory birds, (85 Fed. Reg. 5,915-5,926, February 3, 2020) Proposed rule, strengthening transparency in regulatory science (85 Fed. Reg. 15,396-15,406, March 18, 2020) Various issues relating to regulatory reform and permit streamlining; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; allowable uses of private activity bonds and the inclusion of investments in carbon capture infrastructure; The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of sections 311, 401, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and funding of Americas Water Infrastructure Act (P.L. 115-270); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committees Review of the Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; good neighbor air quality standards; U.S.- Mexico water policy; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Panel review of the draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; definition of Waters of the United States recodification of pre-existing rules; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy resources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; alternative stormwater compliance; Council on Environmental Qualitys (CEQ) Proposed Rule update to the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA Section 108(b) for facilities in the petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry; lead and copper proposed rule; request to maintain the 60-day comment period for the CEQ update to NEPA implementing regulations; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons; Environmental Protection Agency supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science; preliminary perfluorooctanesulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid regulatory determination Under the Safe Drinking Water Act; draft risk evaluation for asbestos; financial responsibility requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for facilities in the chemical manufacturing industry; Environmental Protection Agencys Memorandum Interpretation of Begin Actual Construction Under the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Regulations; multistate general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit renewals; Petition to Initiate Risk Management Procedural Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program guidance; issues relating to a potential rider on appropriations legislation relating to bioengineered salmon; proposed revisions to the toxics in packaging clearinghouse (TPCH) model legislation and inclusion of PFAS; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS); supplemental multi-sector general permit (MSGP) comments; EPAs ozone NAAQS proposal; Implementation or the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) including plastics toxicity under Canadian Environmental Protection Act; climate change; EPA guidance following County of Maui, Supreme Court decision and functional equivalent test; EPA response to court order in New York v. EPA, D.C. Cir. 19-1231; EPAs National Water Reuse Action Plan; stormwater management and green infrastructure; building resilient infrastructure and communities program; compensatory mitigation for losses of aquatic resources; U.S.-Mexico water and wastewater issues; Water Resources Development Act (P.L. 93-251) priorities including resilience; vacancies at the Chemical Safety Board; TSCA science advisory committee on chemicals; ocean policy; infrastructure legislation; EPAs preliminary regulatory determination on PFOA and PFOS; Interim guidance on PFAS destruction and disposal; Proposed guidance on PFAS significant new use rule (TSCA); EPAs multisector NPDES general permit revisions; USACE Nationwide Permit revisions; Chemical Risk Management under Toxic Substances and Control Act; water infrastructure and climate related issues, including renewable funding and incentives
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 132, North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 205, Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019 H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act of 2019 H.R. 1146, Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act H.R. 1166/S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act H.R. 1497, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019 H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act H.R. 1957, Great American Outdoors Act H.R. 2051/S. 999, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019 H.R. 2313, Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 3779, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 H.R. 3969, Save Our Seas 2.0 (SOS) Act H.R. 4230, Clean Industrial Technology (CIT) Act of 2019 H.R. 4447, Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5544, American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act H.R. 5552, Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, including provisions relating to House Appropriations Committee amendment 53 H.R. 8333, To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions, align the Act with relevant case law, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 S. 816, Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019 S. 859, Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization (RIVER) Act S. 903, Nuclear Energy Leadership Act S. 983, Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 S. 1052, Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act S. 1064, Appalachian Energy for National Security Act S. 1085, Vehicle Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1201, Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology (EFFECT) Act of 2019 S. 1286, Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019 S. 1317, American Mineral Security Act S. 1685, Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 S. 1706, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S. 1982, Save Our Seas 2.0 Act S. 2301, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act S. 2596, Voluntary Water Partnership for Distressed Communities Act of 2019 S. 2657, Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 S. 2754, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019 S. 3418, Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act of 2020 S. 3422, Great American Outdoors Act S. 3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 S. 3926, Federal Permitting Modernization Act S. 3927, A bill to establish a 90-day limit to file a petition for judicial review of a permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation project, and for other purposes S. 4265, NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020 S. 4402, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify certain activities that would have been authorized under Nationwide Permit 12 and other Nationwide Permits, and for other purposes S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal S.J.Res. 9, A joint resolution calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change S.J.Res. 53, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations" Potential climate and energy innovation legislation Potential legislation reauthorizing Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94) Proposed rule Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification, (84 Fed. Reg. 44,080-44,122, (August 22, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 58,711-58,713, November 1, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 47,944-47,945, September 11, 2019) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR): Project Emissions Accounting (84 Fed. Reg. 39,244-39,254, August 9, 2019) Integrated science assessment for ozone and related photochemical oxidants (84 Fed. Reg. 50,836-50,838, September 26, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking on accidental release reporting (84 Fed. Reg. 67,899-67,910, December 12, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking on control of air pollution from new motor vehicles: heavy-duty engine Standards (85 Fed. Reg. 3,306-3,330, January 21, 2020) Notice of proposed rulemaking addition of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; community right-to-know toxic chemical release reporting (84 Fed. Reg. 66,369-66,373, December 4, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking to update the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (85 Fed. Reg. 1,684-1,730, January 10, 2020) Proposed rule regarding National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (85 Fed. Reg. 25,340-25,344, May 1, 2020) Proposed rule on EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions Proposed Rule (85 Fed. Reg. 31,104-31,111, May 22, 2020) Proposed rule regarding review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (85 Fed. Reg. 24,094-24,144, April 30, 2020) Proposed rule increasing consistency in considering benefits and costs in the Clean Air Act rulemaking process (85 Fed. Reg. 35,612-35,627, June 11, 2020) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; regulations for listing endangered and threatened species and designating critical habitat (85 Fed. Reg. 47,333-47,337, August 5, 2020) Various issues relating to regulatory reform and permit streamlining; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; allowable uses of private activity bonds and the inclusion of investments in carbon capture infrastructure; The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of sections 311, 401, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and funding of Americas Water Infrastructure Act (P.L. 115-270); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committees Review of the Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; good neighbor air quality standards; U.S.- Mexico water policy; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Panel review of the draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; definition of Waters of the United States recodification of pre-existing rules; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy resources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; alternative stormwater compliance; Council on Environmental Qualitys (CEQ) Proposed Rule update to the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA Section 108(b) for facilities in the petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry; lead and copper proposed rule; request to maintain the 60-day comment period for the CEQ update to NEPA implementing regulations; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons; Environmental Protection Agency supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science; preliminary perfluorooctanesulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid regulatory determination Under the Safe Drinking Water Act; draft risk evaluation for asbestos; financial responsibility requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for facilities in the chemical manufacturing industry; Environmental Protection Agencys Memorandum Interpretation of Begin Actual Construction Under the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Regulations; multistate general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit renewals; Petition to Initiate Risk Management Procedural Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program guidance; issues relating to a potential rider on appropriations legislation relating to bioengineered salmon; proposed revisions to the toxics in packaging clearinghouse (TPCH) model legislation and inclusion of PFAS; supplemental multi-sector general permit (MSGP) comments; EPAs ozone NAAQS proposal; Implementation or the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) including plastics toxicity under Canadian Environmental Protection Act; EPA interim guidance on PFAS disposal and destruction; EPA multisector general permit revisions; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers nationwide permit revisions; TSCA risk management; climate change; Executive Order 13891, Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents; EPA guidance following County of Maui, Supreme Court decision and functional equivalent test; EPA response to court order in New York v. EPA, D.C. Cir. 19-1231; EPAs National Water Reuse Action Plan; EPA and CDC wastewater surveillance; DoD PFAS cleanup implementation; DoD PFAS procurement issues; stormwater management and green infrastructure; building resilient infrastructure and communities program; compensatory mitigation for losses of aquatic resources; U.S.-Mexico water and wastewater issues; Water Resources Development Act (P.L. 93-251) priorities; vacancies at the Chemical Safety Board
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 132, North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 205, Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019 H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act of 2019 H.R. 1146, Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act H.R. 1166/S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act H.R. 1497, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019 H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act H.R. 1957, Great American Outdoors Act H.R. 2051/S. 999, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019 H.R. 2313, Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 3779, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 H.R. 3969, Save Our Seas 2.0 (SOS) Act H.R. 4230, Clean Industrial Technology (CIT) Act of 2019 H.R. 4447, Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5544, American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act H.R. 5552, Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, including provisions relating to House Appropriations Committee amendment 53 H.R. 8333, To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions, align the Act with relevant case law, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 S. 816, Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019 S. 859, Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization (RIVER) Act S. 903, Nuclear Energy Leadership Act S. 983, Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 S. 1052, Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act S. 1064, Appalachian Energy for National Security Act S. 1085, Vehicle Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1201, Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology (EFFECT) Act of 2019 S. 1286, Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019 S. 1317, American Mineral Security Act S. 1685, Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 S. 1706, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S. 1982, Save Our Seas 2.0 Act S. 2301, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act S. 2596, Voluntary Water Partnership for Distressed Communities Act of 2019 S. 2657, Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 S. 2754, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019 S. 3418, Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act of 2020 S. 3422, Great American Outdoors Act S. 3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 S. 3926, Federal Permitting Modernization Act S. 3927, A bill to establish a 90-day limit to file a petition for judicial review of a permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation project, and for other purposes S. 4265, NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020 S. 4402, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify certain activities that would have been authorized under Nationwide Permit 12 and other Nationwide Permits, and for other purposes S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal S.J.Res. 9, A joint resolution calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change S.J.Res. 53, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations" Potential climate and energy innovation legislation Potential legislation reauthorizing Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94) Proposed rule Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification, (84 Fed. Reg. 44,080-44,122, (August 22, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 58,711-58,713, November 1, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 47,944-47,945, September 11, 2019) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR): Project Emissions Accounting (84 Fed. Reg. 39,244-39,254, August 9, 2019) Integrated science assessment for ozone and related photochemical oxidants (84 Fed. Reg. 50,836-50,838, September 26, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking on accidental release reporting (84 Fed. Reg. 67,899-67,910, December 12, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking on control of air pollution from new motor vehicles: heavy-duty engine Standards (85 Fed. Reg. 3,306-3,330, January 21, 2020) Notice of proposed rulemaking addition of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; community right-to-know toxic chemical release reporting (84 Fed. Reg. 66,369-66,373, December 4, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking to update the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (85 Fed. Reg. 1,684-1,730, January 10, 2020) Proposed rule regarding National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (85 Fed. Reg. 25,340-25,344, May 1, 2020) Proposed rule on EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions Proposed Rule (85 Fed. Reg. 31,104-31,111, May 22, 2020) Proposed rule regarding review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (85 Fed. Reg. 24,094-24,144, April 30, 2020) Proposed rule increasing consistency in considering benefits and costs in the Clean Air Act rulemaking process (85 Fed. Reg. 35,612-35,627, June 11, 2020) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; regulations for listing endangered and threatened species and designating critical habitat (85 Fed. Reg. 47,333-47,337, August 5, 2020) Various issues relating to regulatory reform and permit streamlining; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; allowable uses of private activity bonds and the inclusion of investments in carbon capture infrastructure; The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of sections 311, 401, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and funding of Americas Water Infrastructure Act (P.L. 115-270); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committees Review of the Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; good neighbor air quality standards; U.S.- Mexico water policy; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Panel review of the draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; definition of Waters of the United States recodification of pre-existing rules; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy resources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; alternative stormwater compliance; Council on Environmental Qualitys (CEQ) Proposed Rule update to the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA Section 108(b) for facilities in the petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry; lead and copper proposed rule; request to maintain the 60-day comment period for the CEQ update to NEPA implementing regulations; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons; Environmental Protection Agency supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science; preliminary perfluorooctanesulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid regulatory determination Under the Safe Drinking Water Act; draft risk evaluation for asbestos; financial responsibility requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for facilities in the chemical manufacturing industry; Environmental Protection Agencys Memorandum Interpretation of Begin Actual Construction Under the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Regulations; multistate general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit renewals; Petition to Initiate Risk Management Procedural Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program guidance; issues relating to a potential rider on appropriations legislation relating to bioengineered salmon; proposed revisions to the toxics in packaging clearinghouse (TPCH) model legislation and inclusion of PFAS; supplemental multi-sector general permit (MSGP) comments; EPAs ozone NAAQS proposal; Implementation or the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) including plastics toxicity under Canadian Environmental Protection Act; EPA interim guidance on PFAS disposal and destruction; EPA multisector general permit revisions; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers nationwide permit revisions; TSCA risk management; climate change; Executive Order 13891, Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents; EPA guidance following County of Maui, Supreme Court decision and functional equivalent test; EPA response to court order in New York v. EPA, D.C. Cir. 19-1231; EPAs National Water Reuse Action Plan; EPA and CDC wastewater surveillance; DoD PFAS cleanup implementation; DoD PFAS procurement issues; stormwater management and green infrastructure; building resilient infrastructure and communities program; compensatory mitigation for losses of aquatic resources; U.S.-Mexico water and wastewater issues; Water Resources Development Act (P.L. 93-251) priorities; vacancies at the Chemical Safety Board
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 132, North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 205, Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019 H.R. 535, PFAS Action Act of 2019 H.R. 1146, Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act H.R. 1166/S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act H.R. 1497, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019 H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act H.R. 1957, Great American Outdoors Act H.R. 2051/S. 999, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019 H.R. 2313, Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 3779, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 H.R. 3969, Save Our Seas 2.0 (SOS) Act H.R. 4230, Clean Industrial Technology (CIT) Act of 2019 H.R. 4447, Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5544, American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act H.R. 5552, Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, including provisions relating to House Appropriations Committee amendment 53 H.R. 8333, To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions, align the Act with relevant case law, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 S. 816, Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019 S. 859, Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization (RIVER) Act S. 903, Nuclear Energy Leadership Act S. 983, Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 S. 1052, Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act S. 1064, Appalachian Energy for National Security Act S. 1085, Vehicle Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1201, Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology (EFFECT) Act of 2019 S. 1286, Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019 S. 1317, American Mineral Security Act S. 1685, Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 S. 1706, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S. 1982, Save Our Seas 2.0 Act S. 2301, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act S. 2596, Voluntary Water Partnership for Distressed Communities Act of 2019 S. 2657, Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 S. 2754, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019 S. 3418, Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act of 2020 S. 3422, Great American Outdoors Act S. 3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 S. 3926, Federal Permitting Modernization Act S. 3927, A bill to establish a 90-day limit to file a petition for judicial review of a permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation project, and for other purposes S. 4265, NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020 S. 4402, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify certain activities that would have been authorized under Nationwide Permit 12 and other Nationwide Permits, and for other purposes S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal S.J.Res. 9, A joint resolution calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change S.J.Res. 53, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations" Potential climate and energy innovation legislation Potential legislation reauthorizing Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94) Proposed rule Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification, (84 Fed. Reg. 44,080-44,122, (August 22, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 58,711-58,713, November 1, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 47,944-47,945, September 11, 2019) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR): Project Emissions Accounting (84 Fed. Reg. 39,244-39,254, August 9, 2019) Integrated science assessment for ozone and related photochemical oxidants (84 Fed. Reg. 50,836-50,838, September 26, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking on accidental release reporting (84 Fed. Reg. 67,899-67,910, December 12, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking on control of air pollution from new motor vehicles: heavy-duty engine Standards (85 Fed. Reg. 3,306-3,330, January 21, 2020) Notice of proposed rulemaking addition of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; community right-to-know toxic chemical release reporting (84 Fed. Reg. 66,369-66,373, December 4, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking to update the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (85 Fed. Reg. 1,684-1,730, January 10, 2020) Proposed rule regarding National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (85 Fed. Reg. 25,340-25,344, May 1, 2020) Proposed rule on EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions Proposed Rule (85 Fed. Reg. 31,104-31,111, May 22, 2020) Proposed rule regarding review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (85 Fed. Reg. 24,094-24,144, April 30, 2020) Proposed rule increasing consistency in considering benefits and costs in the Clean Air Act rulemaking process (85 Fed. Reg. 35,612-35,627, June 11, 2020) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; regulations for listing endangered and threatened species and designating critical habitat (85 Fed. Reg. 47,333-47,337, August 5, 2020) Various issues relating to regulatory reform and permit streamlining; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; allowable uses of private activity bonds and the inclusion of investments in carbon capture infrastructure; The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of sections 311, 401, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and funding of Americas Water Infrastructure Act (P.L. 115-270); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committees Review of the Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; good neighbor air quality standards; U.S.- Mexico water policy; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Panel review of the draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; definition of Waters of the United States recodification of pre-existing rules; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy resources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; alternative stormwater compliance; Council on Environmental Qualitys (CEQ) Proposed Rule update to the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA Section 108(b) for facilities in the petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry; lead and copper proposed rule; request to maintain the 60-day comment period for the CEQ update to NEPA implementing regulations; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons; Environmental Protection Agency supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science; preliminary perfluorooctanesulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid regulatory determination Under the Safe Drinking Water Act; draft risk evaluation for asbestos; financial responsibility requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for facilities in the chemical manufacturing industry; Environmental Protection Agencys Memorandum Interpretation of Begin Actual Construction Under the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Regulations; multistate general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit renewals; Petition to Initiate Risk Management Procedural Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program guidance; issues relating to a potential rider on appropriations legislation relating to bioengineered salmon; proposed revisions to the toxics in packaging clearinghouse (TPCH) model legislation and inclusion of PFAS; supplemental multi-sector general permit (MSGP) comments; EPAs ozone NAAQS proposal; Implementation or the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) including plastics toxicity under Canadian Environmental Protection Act; EPA interim guidance on PFAS disposal and destruction; EPA multisector general permit revisions; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers nationwide permit revisions; TSCA risk management; climate change; Executive Order 13891, Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents; EPA guidance following County of Maui, Supreme Court decision and functional equivalent test; EPA response to court order in New York v. EPA, D.C. Cir. 19-1231; EPAs National Water Reuse Action Plan; EPA and CDC wastewater surveillance; DoD PFAS cleanup implementation; DoD PFAS procurement issues; stormwater management and green infrastructure; building resilient infrastructure and communities program; compensatory mitigation for losses of aquatic resources; U.S.-Mexico water and wastewater issues; Water Resources Development Act (P.L. 93-251) priorities; vacancies at the Chemical Safety Board
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 132, North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 205, Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019 H.R. 535/S. 638, PFAS Action Act of 2019 H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1146, Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act H.R. 1166/S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act H.R. 1497, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019 H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act H.R. 2051/S. 999, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019 H.R. 2210, Invest in America Act H.R. 2313, Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 3779, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 H.R. 3969, Save Our Seas 2.0 (SOS) Act H.R. 3978, Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5544, American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act H.R. 5552, Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 S. 816, Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019 S. 859, Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization (RIVER) Act S. 903, Nuclear Energy Leadership Act S. 983, Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 S. 1052, Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act S. 1064, Appalachian Energy for National Security Act S. 1085, Vehicle Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1201, Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology (EFFECT) Act of 2019 S. 1215, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1286, Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019 S. 1317, American Mineral Security Act S. 1685, Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 S. 1706, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S. 1982, Save Our Seas 2.0 Act S. 2301, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 S. 2596, Voluntary Water Partnership for Distressed Communities Act of 2019 S. 2657, Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 S. 2754, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019 S. 3410, Access to Instructional Materials in Higher Education (AIM-HIGH ) Act of 2020 S. 3418, Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act of 2020 S. 3422, Great American Outdoors Act S. 3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 S. 3926, Federal Permitting Modernization Act S. 3927, A bill to establish a 90-day limit to file a petition for judicial review of a permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation project, and for other purposes S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal S.J.Res. 9, A joint resolution calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change S.J.Res. 53, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations" Potential Fiscal Year 2021 clean energy R&D appropriations Potential legislation amending the Clean Water Act section 404 regarding Army Corp of Engineers Nationwide permits; Proposed rule Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification, (84 Fed. Reg. 44,080-44,122, (August 22, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 58,711-58,713, November 1, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 47,944-47,945, September 11, 2019) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR): Project Emissions Accounting (84 Fed. Reg. 39,244-39,254, August 9, 2019) Integrated science assessment for ozone and related photochemical oxidants (84 Fed. Reg. 50,836-50,838, September 26, 2019) Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan (84 Fed. Reg. 48,612-48,614, September 16, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking on accidental release reporting (84 Fed. Reg. 67,899-67,910, December 12, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking on control of air pollution from new motor vehicles: heavy-duty engine Standards (85 Fed. Reg. 3,306-3,330, January 21, 2020) Notice of proposed rulemaking addition of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; community right-to-know toxic chemical release reporting (84 Fed. Reg. 66,369-66,373, December 4, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking to update the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (85 Fed. Reg. 1,684-1,730, January 10, 2020) Proposed rule regarding National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (85 Fed. Reg. 25,340-25,344, May 1, 2020) Proposed rule on EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions Proposed Rule (85 Fed. Reg. 31,104-31,111, May 22, 2020) Proposed rule regarding review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (85 Fed. Reg. 24,094-24,144, April 30, 2020) Proposed rule increasing consistency in considering benefits and costs in the Clean Air Act rulemaking process (85 Fed. Reg. 35,612-35,627, June 11, 2020) Proposed rule on strengthening transparency in regulatory science (83 Fed. Reg. 18,768-18,774, April 30, 2018) Announcement of preliminary regulatory determinations for contaminants on the fourth drinking water contaminant candidate list (85 Fed. Reg. 14,098-14,142, March 10, 2020) Final rule regarding the navigable waters protection rule: definition of Waters of the United States (85 Fed. Reg. 22,250-22,342, April 21, 2020) Various issues relating to regulatory reform and permit streamlining; regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; allowable uses of private activity bonds and the inclusion of investments in carbon capture infrastructure; The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of sections 311, 401, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and funding of Americas Water Infrastructure Act (P.L. 115-270); 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; EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committees Review of the Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; good neighbor air quality standards; vacancies at the Chemical Safety Board; U.S.- Mexico water policy; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Panel review of the draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; definition of Waters of the United States recodification of pre-existing rules; 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; corporate average fuel economy standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; alternative compliance and stormwater innovation coalition principles; Council on Environmental Qualitys (CEQ) Proposed Rule update to the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA Section 108(b) for facilities in the petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry; lead and copper proposed rule; request to maintain the 60-day comment period for the CEQ update to NEPA implementing regulations; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons; Environmental Protection Agency supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science; preliminary perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid regulatory determination Under the Safe Drinking Water Act; draft risk evaluation for asbestos; financial responsibility requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for facilities in the chemical manufacturing industry; Environmental Protection Agencys Memorandum Interpretation of Begin Actual Construction Under the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Regulations; multistate general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit renewals; Petition to Initiate Risk Management Procedural Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program guidance; issues relating to a potential rider on appropriations legislation relating to bioengineered salmon; potential rule regarding review of national ambient air quality standards for ozone; Executive Order 13924, regulatory relief to support economic recovery; Environmental Protection Agency national water reuse action plan; Environmental Protection Agency multi-sector National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System general permit revisions; Environmental Protection Agency preliminary regulatory determination on PFOA and PFOS; stormwater management and green infrastructure; building resilient infrastructure and communities program; compensatory mitigation for losses of aquatic resources; U.S.-Mexico water and wastewater issues; Water Resources Development Act (P.L. 93-251) priorities; Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500) section 404 - Army Corp of Engineers nationwide permits; general water issues and climate related issues; nationwide permit-12; COVID pandemic temporary regulation relief; Environmental Protection Agency rulemaking; EPAs memorandum: COVID-19 Implications for EPAs Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program
Client expense: $12,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Funding for EPA Border Water Infrastructure Program (HR 3052, S.2580); legislative proposals regarding US-Mexico border sewage testing and remediation (HR 3895, HR 132, S.2671); Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (HR 4039); Monitor environmental provisions in USMCA.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 132, North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 205, Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019 H.R. 535/S. 638, PFAS Action Act of 2019 H.R. 1146, Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act H.R. 1166/S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act H.R. 1497, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019 H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act H.R. 2051/S. 999, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019 H.R. 2313, Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 3612/S. 1992, To repeal a section of the FAST Act, and for other purposes including provisions relating to permit streamlining H.R. 3671/S. 1976, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 3779, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 H.R. 3969, Save Our Seas 2.0 (SOS) Act H.R. 3978, Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5544, American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act H.R. 5552, Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 S. 816, Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019 S. 859, Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization (RIVER) Act S. 903, Nuclear Energy Leadership Act S. 983, Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 S. 1052, Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act S. 1064, Appalachian Energy for National Security Act S. 1085, Vehicle Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1087, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1201, Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology (EFFECT) Act of 2019 S. 1286, Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019 S. 1317, American Mineral Security Act S. 1685, Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 S. 1706, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S. 1982, Save Our Seas 2.0 Act S. 2301, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act S. 2596, Voluntary Water Partnership for Distressed Communities Act of 2019 S. 2657, Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 S. 2662, Growing American Innovation Now Act S. 2754, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019 S. 3418, Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act of 2020 S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal S.J.Res. 9, A joint resolution calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change S.J.Res. 53, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations" Draft legislation titled Safeguarding Tomorrow Through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act 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 Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification, (84 Fed. Reg. 44,080-44,122, (August 22, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 58,711-58,713, November 1, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 47,944-47,945, September 11, 2019) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR): Project Emissions Accounting (84 Fed. Reg. 39,244-39,254, August 9, 2019) Integrated science assessment for ozone and related photochemical oxidants (84 Fed. Reg. 50,836-50,838, September 26, 2019) Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan (84 Fed. Reg. 48,612-48,614, September 16, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking on accidental release reporting (84 Fed. Reg. 67,899-67,910, December 12, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking on control of air pollution from new motor vehicles: heavy-duty engine Standards (85 Fed. Reg. 3,306-3,330, January 21, 2020) Notice of proposed rulemaking addition of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; community right-to-know toxic chemical release reporting (84 Fed. Reg. 66,369-66,373, December 4, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking to update the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (85 Fed. Reg. 1,684-1,730, January 10, 2020) Nomination of Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior Nomination of Aurelia Skipwith for Director of Fish and Wildlife Nominations for the Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Financial Advisory Board Various issues relating to regulatory reform and permit streamlining; reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); regulations regarding natural resource damages for hazardous substances; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; allowable uses of private activity bonds and the inclusion of investments in carbon capture infrastructure; The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; 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 sections 311, 401, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and funding of Americas Water Infrastructure Act (P.L. 115-270); Clean Water Act coverage of discharge of pollutants via a direct hydrologic connection to surface water; Clean Water Act hazardous substances spill prevention; Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification pre-proposal recommendations; Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. section 1341, including section 401; revisions to accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act; Clean Air Act 108 and 109 - Review of Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards Clean Energy Standards; Clean Air Act 108 and 109 - Review of Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; 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; EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committees Review of the Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; EPAs air regulations and cost-benefit analyses; EPAs nitrogen oxides standards for heavy-duty on-highway engines; EPAs economic impact cost benefit analysis internal policy guidance. Common errors and omissions in past agency analyses, data needs, and generally accepted principles of economic cost benefit analysis of environmental policy decisions. Pre-proposal discussions; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; good neighbor air quality standards; vacancies at the Chemical Safety Board; U.S.- Mexico water policy; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Panel review of the draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; environment and energy policy; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; definition of Waters of the United States recodification of pre-existing rules; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy resources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; alternative compliance and stormwater innovation coalition principles; Council on Environmental Qualitys (CEQ) Proposed Rule update to the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA Section 108(b) for facilities in the petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry; lead and copper proposed rule; request to maintain the 60-day comment period for the CEQ update to NEPA implementing regulations; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons; Environmental Protection Agency national water reuse action plan; stormwater management and green infrastructure; building resilient infrastructure and communities program; compensatory mitigation for losses of aquatic resources; U.S.-Mexico water and wastewater issues; Water Resources Development Act (P.L. 93-251) priorities; general water issues and climate related issues; Environmental Protection Agency fuels regulatory streamlining proposed rule; Environmental Protection Agency, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, (NESHAP) coal and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units, review of acid gas standards for certain existing eastern bituminous coal refuse-fired units
2020 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Tijuana River Valley wastewater/sediment issue; border water infrastructure funding. Support for North American Development Bank 's Pollution Solution Act (H.R.3895), North American Development Bank Improvement Act (H.R.132), Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (H.R.4039), and Tijuana River Navy Impact Resolution (H. Reso. 511).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 132, North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 205, Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019 H.R. 535/S. 638, PFAS Action Act of 2019 H.R. 1146, Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act H.R. 1166/S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act H.R. 1497, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019 H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act H.R. 2313, Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 3671/S. 1976, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 3779, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 H.R. 3978, Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019 S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 S. 816, Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019 S. 859, Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization (RIVER) Act S. 903, Nuclear Energy Leadership Act S. 983, Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 S. 1052, Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act S. 1064, Appalachian Energy for National Security Act S. 1085, Vehicle Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1087, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1201, Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology (EFFECT) Act of 2019 S. 1286, Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019 S. 1317, American Mineral Security Act S. 1685, Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 S. 1706, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S. 1982, Save Our Seas 2.0 Act S. 2596, Voluntary Water Partnership for Distressed Communities Act of 2019 S. 2662, Growing American Innovation Now Act S. 2754, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019 S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal S.J.Res. 9, A joint resolution calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change S.J.Res. 53, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations" Draft legislation titled Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2019 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 Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification, (84 Fed. Reg. 44,080-44,122, (August 22, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 58,711-58,713, November 1, 2019) Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, External Review Draft (84 Fed. Reg. 47,944-47,945, September 11, 2019) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR): Project Emissions Accounting (84 Fed. Reg. 39,244-39,254, August 9, 2019) Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan (84 Fed. Reg. 48,612-48,614, September 16, 2019) Integrated Science Assessment for ozone and related photochemical oxidents (84 Fed. Reg. 50,836-50,838, September 26, 2019) Nomination of Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior Nomination of Aurelia Skipwith for Director of Fish and Wildlife Nominations for the Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Financial Advisory Board Various issues relating to regulatory reform and permit streamlining; reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); regulations regarding natural resource damages for hazardous substances; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; allowable uses of private activity bonds and the inclusion of investments in carbon capture infrastructure; The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; 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 sections 311, 401, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and funding of Americas Water Infrastructure Act (P.L. 115-270); Clean Water Act coverage of discharge of pollutants via a direct hydrologic connection to surface water; Clean Water Act hazardous substances spill prevention; Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification pre-proposal recommendations; revisions to accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act; Clean Air Act 111(b) regulatory reform new source review performance standards EGU rulemaking; Clean Air Act 112(r) regulatory reform of risk management program rulemaking; Clean Air Act 108 and 109 - Review of Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards Clean Energy Standards; Clean Air Act 108 and 109 - Review of Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Clean Air Act 108 and 109 - Review of Particulate Matter and Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; 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; EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committees Review of the Draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; good neighbor air quality standards; vacancies at the Chemical Safety Board; U.S.- Mexico water policy; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Panel review of the draft Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; environment and energy policy; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; definition of Waters of the United States; 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; corporate average fuel economy standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; Environmental Protection Agency national water reuse action plan; stormwater management and green infrastructure; building resilient infrastructure and communities program; compensatory mitigation for losses of aquatic resources; U.S.-Mexico water and wastewater issues; Water Resources Development Act (P.L. 93-251) priorities; general water issues and climate related issues
2019 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Tijuana River Valley wastewater/sediment issue; border water infrastructure funding. Support for North American Development Bank 's Pollution Solution Act (H.R.3895), North American Development Bank Improvement Act (H.R.132), Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (H.R.4039), and Tijuana River Navy Impact Resolution (H. Reso. 511).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Funding for EPA Border Water Infrastructure Program (HR 3052, S.2580); legislative proposals regarding US-Mexico border sewage testing and remediation (HR 3895, HR 132, S.2671); Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (HR 4039); Monitor environmental provisions in USMCA.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Banking
HR 123-FHA Additional Credit Pilot Program Act, HR 132-North America Development Bank Improvement Act, HR 4029-Tribal access to Homeless Assistance, HR 4067-Financial interest in banking act, HR 4242-Greater accountability in Pay Act, HR 4300-Fostering stable Housing opportunities act, HR 4302-Homeless Assistance Act, HR 4328-Protecting individual consumers affected by shutdown, HR 4329-ESG Disclosure Simplification Act, HR 4344-Investor Protections and Capital Markets Fairness Act, HR 4335-8-k Trading Gap, HR 4320-Corporate Management Accountability Act, HR 3885-Wall Street Banker Accountability for Misconduct Act, Whistle-blower legislation, Executive Compensation reforms, HR 2513-Corporate Transparency Act, HR 2514-Coordinating Oversight upgrading and innovative technology and examiner reform, Glass Steagall legislation, Facebook Libra, potential short selling legislation, DOL Electronic disclosure, HR 2534-Insider trading protections act, various debt collection bills, Senate Banking committee on shareholder resolutions, House financial services bill on data, SEC meeting with Commissioner Jackson, ESG issues,
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2019 · third_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
HOUSE: H.R. 132: North American Development Bank Improvement Act of 2019 (Watching) SENATE: S. 1976: Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (Oppose) S. 2185: Good Jobs for 21st Century Energy Act (Watching)
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Tijuana River Valley wastewater/sediment issue; border water infrastructure funding. Support for North American Development Bank 's Pollution Solution Act (H.R.3895), North American Development Bank Improvement Act (H.R.132), Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (H.R.4039), and Tijuana River Navy Impact Resolution (H. Reso. 511).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2019 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Funding for EPA Border Water Infrastructure Program (HR 3052, S.2580); legislative proposals regarding US-Mexico border sewage testing and remediation (HR 3895, HR 132, S.2671); Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (HR 4039).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R.132 - To provide for a general capital increase for the North American Development Bank, and for other purposes (Henry Cuellar, D-TX) H.R.189 - To provide requirements for the appropriate Federal banking agencies when requesting or ordering a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account, and for other purposes (Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-MO) H.R. 1595 - SAFE Banking Act of 2019 (Ed Perlmutter, D-CO-7)
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Michael T. McCaul | Republican | TX |
| Roger Williams | Republican | TX |
| Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | TX |
| Will Hurd | Republican | TX |
| HR 3895 |
116th |
| Related bill |
Client expense: $15,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $16,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, 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 Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 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 Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office