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Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2023
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Legislation pertaining to ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, shipping/port infrastructure, fishing regulations (incl. red snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish), climate-ready fisheries, shifting fish stocks, Fishery Management Council appointments, fisheries and the Magnuson-Stevens Act generally, fishery disaster assistance, ocean exploration and mapping, seabed mining, climate change, marine debris, issues pertaining to the Water Resources and Development Act, regional ocean data portals and partnerships, coastal conservation, ocean data legislation generally, international ocean climate issues, Senate appointed position including DOC, CEQ, DOI, NOAA, NOAA Organic Act, implementing regulations of NEPA, GHG and NEPA, shipping emissions, ocean carbon dioxide removal, placing a fee on plastic production, plastics provisions in a potential farm bill, and plastic pollution. Marine Wildlife, Fisheries H.R.3187/ S.1508 --To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. H.R.4587 -- To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment. S.3672 -- SHIFT Act: A bill to support healthy fisheries in dynamic ocean conditions, and for other purposes. H.R.6814 -- Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act H.R.7408 -- America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act H.R.8507-- To provide for the designation of areas within which fishing activities carried out using bottom trawls may be carried out. H.R.8508-- To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to reauthorize the bycatch reduction engineering program and establish the Bycatch Mitigation Assistance Fund. H.R.8705-- To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to reform the Marine Recreational Information Program of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and for other purposes. H.R.8788-- To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish the Fisheries and Ecological Resilience Program and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the competitiveness of domestic seafood producers in domestic and global seafood trade. H.R.5103 -- FISHES Act H.R.8862 -- Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024 Climate Change H.R.1-- Lower Energy Costs Act (regarding marine renewables, offshore drilling, and permitting) Potential legislation regarding shipping emissions, offshore oil and gas drilling, offshore wind and marine renewables, hydrogen energy, and ocean carbon dioxide removal S.647 / H.R.6872 -- Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S.1920 -- International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2023 H.R.4024/S.1917-- CleanShippingActof2023 H.R.5457-- To support carbon dioxide removal research and development, and for other purposes. S.2812 -- Carbon Dioxide Research and Development Act H.R.7054 / S.3615 - To require the Secretary of Energy to remove carbon dioxide directly from ambient air or seawater, and for other purposes. H.R.9013-- To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assess certain fees on shipping and other vessels, and for other purposes. H.R.10471/S.5629 - To support marine carbon dioxide removal activities, and for other purposes. Marine Debris and Plastic Pollution H.R.886/S.318-- To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes Potential legislation regarding plastic pollution S.2331 - Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.Res.584/ S.Res.296-- Expressing support for the designation of July as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". S.Res.296 -- A resolution designating July 2023 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.R.4561 / S.2728 -- Reducing Waste in National Parks Act H.R.5564/ S.2844 -- REDUCE Act S.2337-- Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.R.4561/ S.2728 -- To encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. H.R.6053/ S.3127 -- To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes. H.R.6654/ S.3440-- To prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers, and for other purposes. H.R.6781-- To amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. H.Res.1352 / S.Res.763 -- Plastic Pollution Action Month 2024 S.4186 -- Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act S.4884 -- A bill to require that all new washing machines sold or offered for sale in the United States contain a microfiber filtration system. Other H.R.1705/ S.919-- To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes. H.R.913/S.373-- RISEE 'Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems' Act Potential legislation regarding coastal conservation H.R.2950/ S.1381--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. H.Res.486 -- Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources. S.1449-- A bill to improve the environmental review process, and for other purposes. S. 1456 -- SPUR Act S.1399 -- Building American Energy Security Act of 2023 H.R.5239-- To prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that establishes a vessel slowdown zone in the Gulf of Mexico until the Secretary of Commerce completes a study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would have no negative impact on supply chains, and for other purposes. H.R.1577-- To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process. H.R.5487 -- Help our Kelp Act H.R. 4536 -- To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes. H.R. 4537 -- To prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. H.R.7106-- To amend the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. H.R.7797 -- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program on ocean fertilization and restoration research and development, and for other purposes. H.R.10174 -- To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to support the research, development, demonstration, and deployment of zero-emission vessels and retrofit or replacement of existing vessels with zero-emission technologies and charging or fueling infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2024 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
P.L. 117-58, Inflation Reduction Act; P.L. 117-169, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; H.J. Res. 117, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; H.J. Res 123, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention"; H.J. Res. 161, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry"; H.R. 1, Lower Energy Cost Act including provisions on chemical reviews; H.R. 815, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; H.R. 1158, Elimination of Future Technology Delays Act of 2023; H.R. 1517, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act; H.R. 1633, Reducing Accidents In Locomotives (RAIL) Act; H.R. 1674, 1674 Railway Safety Act of 2023; H.R. 2402, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023; H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 (including chemical management provisions Subtitle C, Sections 331-336; H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023; H.R. 3716, SPUR Act; H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act; H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act; H.R. 3938, Build It In America Act; H.R. 3953, Debt Ceiling Reform Act; H.R. 4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; H.R. 4194, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; H.R. 4310, Youth Poisoning Protection Act; H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4470, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; H.R. 4561, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; H.R. 4821, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2024; including 518; H.R. 4893, Scientific Integrity Act; H.R. 5009, To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. H.R. 5134, Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act; H.R. 5260, PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act; H.R. 5860, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 6053, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; H.R. 6159, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriation and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 6454 Chemical Tax Repeal Act; H.R. 6532, Renewable Chemicals Act; H.R. 6654, Farewell to Foam Act of 2023; H.R. 6805, PFAS Action Act of 2023; H.R. 7194, PFAS Accountability Act; H.R 7284, No IRIS Act; H.R. 7775, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2024; H.R. 7980, End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024; H.R. 8034, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; H.R. 8092, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; H.R. 8204, Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act (RENEA) of 2024; H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024; H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8996, Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024; H.R. 8997, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024; H. Rept. 118-581, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2025; H.R. 9026, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S.J. Res. 100, 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 "New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry."; S. 576, Railway Safety Act of 2023; S. 747, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act; S. 844, Assistance for Local Heroes During Train Crises Act; S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act; S. 1069, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023; S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; S. 1195, Chemical Tax Repeal Act; S. 1427, Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1429, Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1430, Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1432, Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1433, Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1449, RESTART Act; S. 1456, SPUR Act; S. 1863, PROVE IT Act; S. 1882, Debt Ceiling Reform Act; S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023; S. 2178, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024, including Title III, Section 321; S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act; S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023; S. 2337, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act; S. 2499, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S. 2728, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; S. 2844, REDUCE Act of 2023; S. 3127, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; S. 3198, Foreign Pollution Fee Act; S. 3512, The Truth in Labeling Act of 2024; S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act; S. 3724, No IRIS Act; S. 3725, PFAS Accountability Act; S. 4194, Protecting Communities form Plastics Act of 2024; S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S. 4802, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S. 4884, Fighting Fibers Act of 2024; S. 4921, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025; FY2024 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act, use of advanced materials in infrastructure; Senate amendment to the NDAA to modify section 48D regarding those eligible for the tax credit; FY2025 National Defense Authorization, including use of advanced materials in infrastructure; FY2025 Agriculture Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies; FY2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; FY2025 Department of Energy Appropriations; FY2025 THUD and Energy and Water Appropriations; Unintroduced FY2024 DOE Appropriations; Unintroduced Legislation - 5 Actions for Sustainable Change; Unintroduced Legislation on Agriculture Policies (Farm Bill) on Chemicals Management Issues; Unintroduced Save Our Seas 3.0; Unintroduced Legislation regarding actions for sustainable change; Unintroduced PFAS legislation; Unintroduced Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research Act; Unintroduced Protecting Communities From Plastics Act; Unintroduced Legislation dealing with plastic pellet management and microplastics; Unintroduced Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act; Unintroduced Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act; Unintroduced House Science Committee Plastic Waste and Recycling Research Legislation; Unintroduced Plastics Health Research Act; 86 Fed. Reg. 50296, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Pyrolysis and Gasification; 87 Fed. Reg. 53556, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Program Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention; 88 Fed. Reg. 27502, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution; 88 Fed. Reg. 39804, SNUR on Certain Chemical Substances (23-2.5e); Automotive Plastics; Basel Convention and Plastic Waste; Biobased Products Procurement and Labeling; Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; Chemicals Management; Climate policy/carbon emissions reduction; Oversight of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency on Chemicals Regulation; Ethylene Oxide; Extended Producer Responsibility; Formaldehyde; Food Contact Regulation for recycled materials; Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument for plastic pollution; FTC Green Guides 87 Fed. Reg. 77766; Implementation of the Superfund Tax on Chemicals; IRIS appropriations; Microplastics; National Plastics Strategy; Permitting reform; PFAS; PRIA Implementation; Recycling; Proposed SNUR for Fuels Made Using Plastic Waste Based Feedstocks; TSCA Implementation including new chemicals, 1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, methylene chloride; United Nations Plastics Agreement and Cumulative Impact Assessments Negotiations
2024 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
P.L. 117-58, Inflation Reduction Act; P.L. 117-169, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; H.J Res. 117, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; H.J Res. 123, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention"; H.J. Res. 161, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry"; H.J. Res. 163, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule"; H.R. 1, Lower Energy Cost Act including provisions on chemical reviews; H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023; H.R. 3716, SPUR Act; H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act; H.R. 4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; H.R. 4561, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; H.R. 4821, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 5860, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 6008, Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts (RICE's Whale) Act; H.R. 6053, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; H.R. 6159, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 8092, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; H.R. 8812, Water Resources Development Act of 2024; H.R. 8997, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024; S.J Res 65, 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 "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works; S.J. Res. 100, 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 "New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry."; S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; S. 1399, Building American Energy Security Act of 2023; S. 1456, SPUR Act; S. 1863, PROVE IT Act; S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024; S. 2337, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act; S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S. 2728, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; S. 3127, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act; S. 4194, Protecting Communities form Plastics Act of 2024; S. 4367, Water Resources Development Act of 2024; S. 4753, Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024; S. 4802, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S. 4884, Fighting Fibers Act of 2024; S. 4927, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 2025; FY2024 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; FY2024 EPA Appropriations; FY2024 National Defense Authorization, including use of advanced materials in infrastructure; Unintroduced FY2024 DOE Appropriations; Unintroduced FY2025 THUD and Related Agencies appropriations Act; Unintroduced Legislation - 5 Actions for Sustainable Change; Unintroduced Save Our Seas 3.0; Unintroduced Permitting Reform Legislation; Unintroduced Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research Act; Unintroduced Protecting Communities From Plastics Act; Unintroduced PROVE IT Act; Unintroduced Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act; Unintroduced Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2024; Unintroduced legislation dealing with plastic pellet management and microplastics; Unintroduced House Science Committee Plastic Waste and Recycling Research Legislation; 87 Fed. Reg. 53556, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Program Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention; Automotive Plastics; Basel Convention and Plastic Waste; Climate policy/carbon emissions reduction; Environmental Justice; Federal proposal to advance advanced recycling; National Plastics Strategy; Open competition; Permitting Reform; Proposed SNUR for Fuels made Using Plastic Waste Based Feedstocks; Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument for plastic pollution
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 7634, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, all provisions H.R. 6654, Farewell to Foam Act, all provisions H.R. 6053, Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, all provisions H.R. 4561, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions H.R. 8092, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act, all provisions H.R. 4821, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Sec. 488(a) S. 2337 Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, all provisions S. 3440 Farewell to Foam Act, all provisions S. 3127 Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act, all provisions S. 2728 Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions S. 4194, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act, all provisions S. 4802, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Report Language relating to plastic pollution and Managers Amendment #11 (Kennedy) Discussed executive branch authorities with congressional offices: Biden Administation's goals for reducing single-use plastic in federal operations
Client expense: $112,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA rules, regulations and compliance, antiviral technologies and biocides Sustainability Policy S. 3127/ HR 6053 Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act HR 9676 - Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
| House |
| Referred To |
| October 25, 2023 |
| Democratic |
| IN |
| Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | MA |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| David J. Trone | Democratic | MD |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Delia C. Ramirez | Democratic | IL |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic | CO |
| Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Case | Democratic | HI |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | MO |
| Frederica S. Wilson | Democratic | FL |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Grace Meng | Democratic | NY |
| Greg Casar | Democratic | TX |
| Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Democratic | MP |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Hillary J. Scholten | Democratic | MI |
| Ilhan Omar | Democratic | MN |
| Jahana Hayes | Democratic | CT |
| Jamaal Bowman | Democratic | NY |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jared Moskowitz | Democratic | FL |
| Jennifer L. McClellan | Democratic | VA |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Democratic | IL |
| Jill N. Tokuda | Democratic | HI |
| Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | CA |
| Joe Neguse | Democratic | CO |
| John B. Larson | Democratic | CT |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| Joseph D. Morelle | Democratic | NY |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Katie Porter | Democratic | CA |
| Kevin Mullin | Democratic | CA |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Lois Frankel | Democratic | FL |
| Lori Trahan | Democratic | MA |
| Lucy McBath | Democratic | GA |
| Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | WA |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | CA |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Melanie A. Stansbury | Democratic | NM |
| Mike Levin | Democratic | CA |
| Mike Quigley | Democratic | IL |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán | Democratic | CA |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | WA |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | IL |
| Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | MI |
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic | CA |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Ritchie Torres | Democratic | NY |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Robert Garcia | Democratic | CA |
| Salud O. Carbajal | Democratic | CA |
| Sara Jacobs | Democratic | CA |
| Sean Casten | Democratic | IL |
| Seth Magaziner | Democratic | RI |
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Democratic | FL |
| Shri Thanedar | Democratic | MI |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Democratic | CA |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | NM |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Val T. Hoyle | Democratic | OR |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
| HR 7634 |
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| Related bill |
Client expense: $6,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $6,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Issues related to plastic reuse, refill, and recycling (not tied to specific legislation) Issues related to single-use plastics (not tied to specific legislation) H.R. 6053 / S. 3127: "Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023" - plastic waste reduction / Extended Producer Responsibility Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, S. 1189, HR. 6159 (all sections) Recycling and Composting Accountability Act, S. 1194, HR. 4040 (all sections)
Client expense: $79,373 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Lobbied in support of the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (S. 1189), and The Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (S. 1194). Lobbied in opposition against Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S. 3127/ H.R. 6053), and Farewell to Foam Act (S. 3440 / H.R. 6654). Educated on the benefits of increased domestic recycling efforts and raised concerns about the UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $27,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (S.3217, H.R.6053); Clean Air or Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for plastic manufacturing facilities, product bans, recycled content requirements. CLEAN Future Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); waste section regarding plastics. RECOVER Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Recycling Infrastructure. Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act (S.2844, H.R.5564); Excise tax on plastic resin. Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Research and Standards for Plastics Recycling. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58); Reinstatement of superfund excise tax on chemicals as a funding mechanism; Implementation. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169); Incentives for Industrial Decarbonization including Clean Energy Development and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Implementation. United Nations Environment Program Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (No bill number) Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024 (H.R. 9676); Sets a 30% recycled content mandate by 2030; Creates a modern regulatory system to develop a circular economy for plastics; Develops a national recycling standard for plastics; Studies the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from all materials; and establishes an American-designed producer responsibility system Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (S. 1189, H.R.6159); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility. Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (S.1194, H.R.4040); Requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Protecting Communities from Plastics Act (H.R. 8092, S. 4194); To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities related to plastics. Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (S. 2337, H.R. 7634)
Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HOUSE: H.J. Res 69: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards" (Oppose) H.R. 6053: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (Support) H.R. 4394: Energy and Water Approps (Oppose) H.R. 5760: Climate Resilience Workforce Act (Support) H.J. Res 117: Congressional Review Act of Particulate Matter Standard (Oppose) H.J. Res. 163 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule". (Oppose) H.J. Res. 133 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3". (Oppose) H.J. Res. 136 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles". (Oppose) H.R.8957 PROVE IT Act of 2024 (Support) H.R.4549 Building Chips in America Act of 2023 (Oppose) H.R. 9319 Standardized Calculation of Operational Polluting Emissions (SCOPE) Act (Support) SENATE: S. 1863: PROVE IT Act (Support) S. 3127: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (Support) S. J. Res 31: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards" (Oppose) S.J. Res 65: Congressional Review Act of Particulate Matter Standard (Oppose) S. 3732: Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2024 (Support) S. 4068: Promoting Reduction of Emissions through Landscaping Equipment Act (Support) S.2228 Building Chips in America Act of 2023 (Oppose) NOT YET INTRODUCED: NYI: Public Health Air Quality Act
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA rules, regulations and compliance, antiviral technologies and biocides Sustainability Policy S. 3127/ HR 6053 Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act HR 9676 - Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to the flexible packaging industry, including recycling and plastics policies H.R. 4040/S.1194 - The Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189 - The Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act Circular Economy policies and issues related to sustainability S. 3127/ HR 6053 Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Discussion Draft Labeling legislation EPA National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics HR 9676 - Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R.10112 - CAP Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Oversight of EPA rules and regulations Issues related to paint recycling and overall recycling Monitored S. 3127/ HR 6053 Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) S. 1194 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and S. 1189 - the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R. 8087 - the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program (SWIFR) Reauthorization Act HR 9676 - Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Advocate for policies that value the economic and environmental benefits of products manufactured from recycled paper feedstock generally. General Recycling Policy and Education; Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; FY 2024 Energy & Water Appropriations; Implementation of H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; REDEEM Act; chemical or advanced recycling issues generally; Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S. 3127 / H.R. 6053); Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R. 6159); PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S. 1863); Farewell to Foam Act (S. 3440 / H.R. 6654); H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024; HR 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Advocate for policies that value the economic and environmental benefits of products manufactured from recycled paper feedstock generally. General Recycling Policy and Education; Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; FY 2024 Energy & Water Appropriations; Implementation of H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; REDEEM Act; chemical or advanced recycling issues generally; Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S. 3127 / H.R. 6053); Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R. 6159); PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S. 1863); Farewell to Foam Act (S. 3440 / H.R. 6654); H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024; HR 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112,Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $55,598
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $55,598
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $55,598
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $55,598
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $65,185
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $65,185
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,729
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting and Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,729
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,512
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft0 General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,512
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $35,501
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $35,501
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $39,744
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $39,744
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accountability Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R. 6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Lending Act of 2024 (Draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (Draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Information Act H.R.10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $27,099
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act H.R. 10112, Compostable Agriculture Packaging Act of 2024
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $27,099
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Legislation pertaining to ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, shipping/port infrastructure, fishing regulations (incl. red snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish), climate-ready fisheries, shifting fish stocks, Fishery Management Council appointments, fisheries and the Magnuson-Stevens Act generally, fishery disaster assistance, ocean exploration and mapping, seabed mining, climate change, marine debris, issues pertaining to the Water Resources and Development Act, regional ocean data portals and partnerships, coastal conservation, ocean data legislation generally, international ocean climate issues, Senate appointed position including DOC, CEQ, DOI, NOAA, NOAA Organic Act, implementing regulations of NEPA, GHG and NEPA, shipping emissions, ocean carbon dioxide removal, placing a fee on plastic production, plastics provisions in a potential farm bill, and plastic pollution. Marine Wildlife, Fisheries H.R.3187/ S.1508 --To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. H.R.4587 -- To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment. S.3672 -- SHIFT Act: A bill to support healthy fisheries in dynamic ocean conditions, and for other purposes. H.R.6814 -- Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act H.R.7408 -- America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act H.R.8507-- To provide for the designation of areas within which fishing activities carried out using bottom trawls may be carried out. H.R.8508-- To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to reauthorize the bycatch reduction engineering program and establish the Bycatch Mitigation Assistance Fund. H.R.8705-- To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to reform the Marine Recreational Information Program of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and for other purposes. H.R.8788-- To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish the Fisheries and Ecological Resilience Program and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the competitiveness of domestic seafood producers in domestic and global seafood trade. H.R.5103 -- FISHES Act H.R.8862 -- Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024 Climate Change H.R.1-- Lower Energy Costs Act (regarding marine renewables, offshore drilling, and permitting) Potential legislation regarding shipping emissions, offshore oil and gas drilling, offshore wind and marine renewables, hydrogen energy, and ocean carbon dioxide removal S.647 / H.R.6872 -- Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S.1920 -- International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2023 H.R.4024/S.1917-- CleanShippingActof2023 H.R.5457-- To support carbon dioxide removal research and development, and for other purposes. S.2812 -- Carbon Dioxide Research and Development Act H.R.7054 / S.3615 - To require the Secretary of Energy to remove carbon dioxide directly from ambient air or seawater, and for other purposes. H.R.9013-- To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assess certain fees on shipping and other vessels, and for other purposes. Marine Debris and Plastic Pollution H.R.886/S.318-- To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes Potential legislation regarding plastic pollution S.2331 - Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.Res.584/ S.Res.296-- Expressing support for the designation of July as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". S.Res.296 -- A resolution designating July 2023 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.R.4561 / S.2728 -- Reducing Waste in National Parks Act H.R.5564/ S.2844 -- REDUCE Act S.2337-- Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.) H.R.4561/ S.2728 -- To encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. H.R.6053/ S.3127 -- To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes. H.R.6654/ S.3440-- To prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers, and for other purposes. H.R.6781-- To amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. H.Res.1352 / S.Res.763 -- Plastic Pollution Action Month 2024 S.4186 -- Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act S.4884 -- A bill to require that all new washing machines sold or offered for sale in the United States contain a microfiber filtration system. Other H.R.1705/ S.919-- To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes. H.R.913/S.373-- RISEE 'Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems' Act Potential legislation regarding coastal conservation H.R.2950/ S.1381--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes. H.R.3980-- To formally establish within statute an independent scientific research and development agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. H.Res.486 -- Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources. S.1449-- A bill to improve the environmental review process, and for other purposes. S. 1456 -- SPUR Act S.1399 -- Building American Energy Security Act of 2023 H.R.5239-- To prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that establishes a vessel slowdown zone in the Gulf of Mexico until the Secretary of Commerce completes a study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would have no negative impact on supply chains, and for other purposes. H.R.1577-- To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process. H.R.5487 -- Help our Kelp Act H.R. 4536 -- To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes. H.R. 4537 -- To prohibit certain mining activities on the deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. H.R.7106-- To amend the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. H.R.7797 -- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program on ocean fertilization and restoration research and development, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (S.3217, H.R.6053); Clean Air or Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for plastic manufacturing facilities, product bans, recycled content requirements. CLEAN Future Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); waste section regarding plastics. RECOVER Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Recycling Infrastructure. Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act (S.2844, H.R.5564); Excise tax on plastic resin. Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Research and Standards for Plastics Recycling. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58); Reinstatement of superfund excise tax on chemicals as a funding mechanism; Implementation. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169); Incentives for Industrial Decarbonization including Clean Energy Development and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Implementation. United Nations Environment Program Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (No bill number) Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024 (H.R. 9676); Sets a 30% recycled content mandate by 2030; Creates a modern regulatory system to develop a circular economy for plastics; Develops a national recycling standard for plastics; Studies the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from all materials; and establishes an American-designed producer responsibility system Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (S. 1189, H.R.6159); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility. Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (S.1194, H.R.4040); Requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Protecting Communities from Plastics Act (H.R. 8092, S. 4194); To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities related to plastics. Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (S. 2337, H.R. 7634)
Client expense: $3,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Outreach and monitoring related to: -EPA's Methylene Chloride rule (89 FR 39254); -Legislative and administrative action regarding plastics waste; -Legislative and administrative action regarding PFAS; -Legislative and administrative action regarding "mass balance" and advanced recycling; -Legislative and administrative action regarding carbon sequestration, generally; -H.R. 6053 Break Free from Plastics Pollution Act; -H.R. 8092 Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; -H.R. 8467, Farm Bill, including Mass Balance Attribution within the USDA's Biopreferred Program; -H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024; -Standards for the EPA Ecolabels Program; -UN Global Plastics Treaty.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to plastic reuse, refill, and recycling (not tied to specific legislation) Issues related to single-use plastics (not tied to specific legislation) H.R. 6053 / S. 3127: "Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023" - plastic waste reduction / Extended Producer Responsibility Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, S. 1189, HR. 6159 (all sections) Recycling and Composting Accountability Act, S. 1194, HR. 4040 (all sections)
Client expense: $79,373 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA rules, regulations and compliance, antiviral technologies and biocides Sustainability Policy Extended Producer Responsibility S. 3127/ HR 6053 Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act HR 9676 - Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
P.L. 117-58, Inflation Reduction Act; P.L. 117-169, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; H.J. Res. 117, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; H.J. Res 123, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention"; H.J. Res. 161, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry"; H.R. 1, Lower Energy Cost Act including provisions on chemical reviews; H.R. 815, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. Climate policy/carbon emissions reduction; H.R. 1158, Elimination of Future Technology Delays Act of 2023; H.R. 1517, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act; H.R. 1633, Reducing Accidents In Locomotives (RAIL) Act; H.R. 1674, 1674 Railway Safety Act of 2023; H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 (including chemical management provisions Subtitle C, Sections 331-336; H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023; H.R. 3716, SPUR Act; H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act; H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act; H.R. 3938, Build It In America Act; H.R. 3953, Debt Ceiling Reform Act; H.R. 4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; H.R. 4194, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; H.R. 4310, Youth Poisoning Protection Act; H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4470, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; H.R. 4561, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; H.R. 4821, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2024; including 518; H.R. 4893, Scientific Integrity Act; H.R. 5134, Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act; H.R. 5260, PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act; H.R. 5860, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 6053, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; H.R. 6159, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriation and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 6454 Chemical Tax Repeal Act; H.R. 6532, Renewable Chemicals Act; H.R. 6654, Farewell to Foam Act of 2023; H.R. 6805, PFAS Action Act of 2023; H.R. 7194, PFAS Accountability Act; H.R 7284, No IRIS Act; H.R. 7775, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2024; H.R. 7980, End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024; H.R. 8034, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; H.R. 8092, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; H.R. 8204, Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act (RENEA) of 2024; H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024; H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8996, Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024; H.R. 8997, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024; H. Rept. 118-581, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2025; H.R. 9026, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S.J. Res. 100, 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 "New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry."; S. 576, Railway Safety Act of 2023; S. 747, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act; S. 844, Assistance for Local Heroes During Train Crises Act; S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act; S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; S. 1195, Chemical Tax Repeal Act; S. 1427, Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1429, Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1430, Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1432, Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1433, Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1449, RESTART Act; S. 1456, SPUR Act; S. 1863, PROVE IT Act; S. 1882, Debt Ceiling Reform Act; S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023; S. 2178, A bill to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024, including Title III, Section 321; S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act; S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023; S. 2337, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act; S. 2499, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S. 2728, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; S. 2844, REDUCE Act of 2023; S. 3127, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; S. 3198, Foreign Pollution Fee Act; S. 3512, The Truth in Labeling Act of 2024; S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act; S. 3724, No IRIS Act; S. 3725, PFAS Accountability Act; S. 4194, Protecting Communities form Plastics Act of 2024; S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S. 4802, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S. 4884, Fighting Fibers Act of 2024; S. 4921, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025; FY2024 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act, use of advanced materials in infrastructure; FY2025 National Defense Authorization, including use of advanced materials in infrastructure; FY2025 Agriculture Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies; FY2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; FY2025 Department of Energy Appropriations; FY2025 THUD and Energy and Water Appropriations; Unintroduced FY2024 DOE Appropriations; Unintroduced Legislation - 5 Actions for Sustainable Change; Unintroduced Legislation on Agriculture Policies (Farm Bill) on Chemicals Management Issues; Unintroduced Save Our Seas 3.0; Unintroduced Legislation regarding actions for sustainable change; Unintroduced PFAS legislation; Unintroduced Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research Act; Unintroduced Protecting Communities From Plastics Act; Unintroduced Legislation dealing with plastic pellet management and microplastics; Unintroduced Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act; Unintroduced Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act; Unintroduced House Science Committee Plastic Waste and Recycling Research Legislation; Unintroduced Plastics Health Research Act; 86 Fed. Reg. 50296, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Pyrolysis and Gasification; 87 Fed. Reg. 53556, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Program Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention; 88 Fed. Reg. 27502, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution; 88 Fed. Reg. 39804, SNUR on Certain Chemical Substances (23-2.5e); Automotive Plastics; Basel Convention and Plastic Waste; Biobased Products Procurement and Labeling; Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; Chemicals Management; Climate policy/carbon emissions reduction; Oversight of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency on Chemicals Regulation; Ethylene Oxide; Extended Producer Responsibility; Formaldehyde; Food Contact Regulation for recycled materials; Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument for plastic pollution; FTC Green Guides 87 Fed. Reg. 77766; Implementation of the Superfund Tax on Chemicals; IRIS appropriations; Microplastics; National Plastics Strategy; Permitting reform; PFAS; PRIA Implementation; Recycling; Proposed SNUR for Fuels Made Using Plastic Waste Based Feedstocks; TSCA Implementation including new chemicals, 1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, methylene chloride; United Nations Plastics Agreement and Cumulative Impact Assessments Negotiations
Client expense: $5,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2024 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
P.L. 117-58, Inflation Reduction Act; P.L. 117-169, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; H.J Res. 117, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; H.J Res. 123, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention"; H.J. Res. 161, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry"; H.J. Res. 163, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule"; H.R. 1, Lower Energy Cost Act including provisions on chemical reviews; H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023; H.R. 3716, SPUR Act; H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act; H.R. 4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; H.R. 4561, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; H.R. 4821, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 5860, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 6008, Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts (RICE's Whale) Act; H.R. 6053, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; H.R. 6159, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 8092, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; H.R. 8812, Water Resources Development Act of 2024; H.R. 8997, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024; S.J Res 65, 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 "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works; S.J. Res. 100, 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 "New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry."; S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; S. 1399, Building American Energy Security Act of 2023; S. 1456, SPUR Act; S. 1863, PROVE IT Act; S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024; S. 2337, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act; S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S. 2728, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; S. 3127, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act; S. 4194, Protecting Communities form Plastics Act of 2024; S. 4367, Water Resources Development Act of 2024; S. 4753, Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024; S. 4802, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S. 4884, Fighting Fibers Act of 2024; S. 4927, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 2025; FY2024 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; FY2024 EPA Appropriations; FY2024 National Defense Authorization, including use of advanced materials in infrastructure; Unintroduced FY2024 DOE Appropriations; Unintroduced FY2025 THUD and Related Agencies appropriations Act; Unintroduced Legislation - 5 Actions for Sustainable Change; Unintroduced Save Our Seas 3.0; Unintroduced Permitting Reform Legislation; Unintroduced Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research Act; Unintroduced Protecting Communities From Plastics Act; Unintroduced PROVE IT Act; Unintroduced Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act; Unintroduced Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2024; Unintroduced legislation dealing with plastic pellet management and microplastics; Unintroduced House Science Committee Plastic Waste and Recycling Research Legislation; 87 Fed. Reg. 53556, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Program Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention; Automotive Plastics; Basel Convention and Plastic Waste; Climate policy/carbon emissions reduction; Environmental Justice; Federal proposal to advance advanced recycling; National Plastics Strategy; Open competition; Permitting Reform; Proposed SNUR for Fuels made Using Plastic Waste Based Feedstocks; Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument for plastic pollution
Client expense: $5,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HOUSE: H.J. Res 69: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards" (Oppose) H.R. 6053: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (Support) H.R. 6221: SMOKE Act (Support) H.R. 4394: Energy and Water Approps (Oppose) H.R. 5760: Climate Resilience Workforce Act (Support) H.J. Res 117: Congressional Review Act of Particulate Matter Standard (Oppose) H.J. Res. 163 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule". (Oppose) H.J. Res. 133 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3". (Oppose) H.J. Res. 136 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles". (Oppose) H.R.8957 PROVE IT Act of 2024 (Support) H.R.4549 Building Chips in America Act of 2023 (Oppose) SENATE: S. 1863: PROVE IT Act (Support) S. 3127: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (Support) S. J. Res 31: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards" (Oppose) S.J. Res 65: Congressional Review Act of Particulate Matter Standard (Oppose) S. 3732: Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2024 (Support) S. 4068: Promoting Reduction of Emissions through Landscaping Equipment Act (Support) S.2228 Building Chips in America Act of 2023 (Oppose) NOT YET INTRODUCED: NYI: SCOPE Act (Support)
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA rules, regulations and compliance, antiviral technologies and biocides Sustainability Policy Extended Producer Responsibility S. 3127/ HR 6053 Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act HR 9676 - Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 7634, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, all provisions H.R. 6654, Farewell to Foam Act, all provisions H.R. 6053, Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, all provisions H.R. 4561, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions H.R. 8092, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act, all provisions H.R. 4821, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Sec. 488(a) S. 2337 Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, all provisions S. 3440 Farewell to Foam Act, all provisions S. 3127 Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act, all provisions S. 2728 Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions S. 4194, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act, all provisions S. 4802, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Report Language relating to plastic pollution, and Managers Amendment 11 (Kennedy) Draft Senate legislation: Save Our Seas 3.0 Discussed executive branch authorities with congressional offices: Biden Administation's goals for reducing single-use plastic in federal operations
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S. 3127/H.R. 6053; Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; Single and multi-use plastics and recycling strategy. Departmental Order 3407 /Executive Order 14057; Recycling in National Parks and affiliated entities.
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to the flexible packaging industry, including recycling and plastics policies H.R. 4040/S.1194 - The Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189 - The Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act Circular Economy policies and issues related to sustainability S. 3127/ HR 6053 Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Discussion Draft Labeling legislation EPA Draft National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics HR 9676 - Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Oversight of EPA rules and regulations Issues related to paint recycling and overall recycling Monitored S. 3127/ HR 6053 Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) S. 1194 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and S. 1189 - the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R. 8087 - the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program (SWIFR) Reauthorization Act HR 9676 - Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Lobbied in support of the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (S. 1189), and The Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (S. 1194). Lobbied in opposition against Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S. 3127/ H.R. 6053), and Farewell to Foam Act (S. 3440 / H.R. 6654).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $27,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $57,751
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $57,751
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $69,222
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S.1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act H.R.4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act REDEEM Act (discussion draft) General recycling policy and education, including extended producer responsibility and chemical recycling. Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (S.3127/H.R.6053) Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.6159) PROVE IT Act of 2023 (S.1863) Farewell to Foam Act (S.3440/H.R.6654) Truth in Labeling Act of 2024 (draft) Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (draft) H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $69,222
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE