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Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 2651 Maritime Workforce Development Act; Maritime Authorization of FY2011/2012; S.1124; H.R. 2652- Improve Vessel Safety; S.599/H.R. 1484 Cruise Vessel Secuirty and Safety Act; S. 1194; S.1385 Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act; H.R. 3619 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010; HR2693, S685, S3305, S3509, S3306, S3516, HR5503, HR5629; HR3486; Shipowners' Limitation of Liability Act, Jones Act, Death on the High Seas Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Client expense: $185,670 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2010 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 2651 Maritime Workforce Development Act; Maritime Authorization of FY2011/2012; S.1124; H.R. 2652- Improve Vessel Safety; S.599/H.R. 1484 Cruise Vessel Secuirty and Safety Act; S. 1194; S.1385 Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act; H.R. 3619 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010; HR2693, S685, S3305, S3509, S3306, S3516, HR5503, HR5629; HR3486; Shipowners' Limitation of Liability Act, Jones Act, Death on the High Seas Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Client expense: $172,076 · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Drilling Moratoria- H.R.5222 Suspension of Drilling; H.R.5248 No New Drilling Act of 2010; S.3358 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010, Prohibition of Offshore Drilling in Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); S.3433 Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010, No New Offshore Leases; H.R.5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Prevention Act, Ending the Moratorium; S.3489 Ending the Moratorium; H.R.5525 Ending the Moratorium; S.3545 Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010, Study the Effects of a six month Moratorium; Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund S. 3306 Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act 2010; S.3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act; S.3337 Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act; S.3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010, Increase Liability Limits; S.3343 Beyond Petroleum Act, Fee on Offshore Area Leases; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Changes- S.3443 Remove Time Limit for Exploration Plans; H.R.5459 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010, Increase Liability Limits; H.R.5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act, Exploration Plan Standards; H.R.5513 Spill Oil Royalty Collection Act, Requirement of Royalty Payments; S.3492 Emergency Relief Well Act, Emergency Relief Wells Requirement; S.3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010, Lease/ Spill Plan Requirements; H.R.5608 Improvement of Oil Spill Response Plans; H.R.5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act, Technology Requirements for Blowout Preventers; H.R.5657 Protection of Marine and Coastal Environment; H.R.5661 Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act, Payment for Oil Spills; H.R.5666 Emergency Relief Well Act, Requirement of Emergency Relief Wells; H.R.5677 Safeguards Act of 2010, Modernizing Oil Spill Response Plans; H.R. 5697 Prohibition of Leasing in North Atlantic Planning Area; H.R.5709 Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act, Requirements for Oil Spill Plans; American Clean Energy Leadership Act, Senate Energy Bill; H.R.3008 National Strategic Gasoline Reserve for Purposes of National Security Act of 2009 S.967 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009 - Strategy Petroleum Product Reserves; House Energy Bill; S.503 No Surface Occupancy Domestic Security Act of 2009; S.5 Cleaner, Greener and Smarter Act of 2009; Renewable Energy; Energy Saving Performance Contracting; Energy Efficiency; FY 2010 Interior Appropriations; S.570 No Cost Stimulus Act; H.R.431 Emergency Fueling Station Designation Act of 2009Titles I, II and III- provisions dealing with oil and gas access; Taxing refined petroleum products; Energy Independence & Security Act (EISA) 2007 Renewable fuel standard, E10+ Blend Wall, ethanol liability protection, co-processing of renewable fuels, bio-fuels, renewable diesel labeling, flex-fuel vehicles, Environmental Protection Agency Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) rulemaking; E15 waiver, H.R.2647 Defense Authorization Act- EISA 2007, Section 526, oil sands; Market speculation, derivative, and manipulation legislation - H.R.4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010; H.R.1835, natural gas vehicles and tax incentives; Petroleum product reserve; Ethanol blenders credit, blender pumps; Ethanol import tariff; H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act; Aviation Gasoline.
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Whole Bills: S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act; S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act; S. 3306, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act; S. 3763, Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 2693, Oil Pollution Research and Development Reauthorization Act; S. 3614, Oil Spill Response Act; S. 3597, Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment (SHORE) Act; S. 3600, Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act; H.R. 5716, Safer Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Technology Research and Development Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act; H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act; H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act; S. 3588, A bill to limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issues by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; S. 3580, Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act; H.R. 5772, To limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act; S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009; S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act. S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, Title III, Section 3001 (a)(B), relating to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Client expense: $1,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea (cont'd) Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Moratorium Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215 Carbon Limits H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 (CLEAR Act) Interior and EPA Appropriations Federal Energy PermittingS.995 and H.R 2362 Comprehensive Energy LegislationSenate Energy and Natural Resources S.807 House Natural Resources Committee Draft Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614 Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS): Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced. S.1462 - Bingaman, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, provisions relating to non-conventional fuels. Regulation of CO2 Under C.A.A.: -S.JRes.26 Resolution of Disapproval of EPA Endangerment Finding -Rockefeller, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act draft legislation HR 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.3280 & S.3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.1700 (Section 1504) Dodd Frank Act - A bill to require certain issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express the sense of Congress that the President should disclose any payment relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals on Federal land, and for other purposes S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil. S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states. H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards. H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof. S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191) S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations. S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes. S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010. S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes. S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations. S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code. H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes. Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills
| Democratic |
| FL |
| Charles E. Schumer | Democratic | NY |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Edward Kaufman | Democratic | DE |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | Democratic | NJ |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Russell Feingold | Democratic | WI |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Client expense: $3,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Client expense: $1,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Whole Bills: S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act; S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act; S. 3306, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act; S. 3763, Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 2693, Oil Pollution Research and Development Reauthorization Act; S. 3614, Oil Spill Response Act; S. 3597, Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment (SHORE) Act; S. 3600, Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act; H.R. 5716, Safer Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Technology Research and Development Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act; H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act; H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act; S. 3588, A bill to limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issues by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; S. 3580, Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act; H.R. 5772, To limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act; S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009; S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act. S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, Title III, Section 3001 (a)(B), relating to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Client expense: $1,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Whole Bills: S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act; S. 3306, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act; S. 3763, Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; H.R. 5580, National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act; S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act. H.R. 5899, A Roadmap for America's Energy Future, Titles I, II, and V; S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, Title I, provisions relating to natural gas vehicles, and Title III, Section 3001 (a)(B), provisions relating to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning a de-facto moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning improvements to safety in offshore drilling operations, establishment of an Ocean Energy Safety Institute, failure to issue permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, and development of National Offshore Oil and Gas Policy; Efforts concerning economic impacts of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement's failure to issue permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf; Efforts relating to access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas offshore Virginia.
Client expense: $1,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 2651 Maritime Workforce Development Act; Maritime Authorization of FY2011/2012; S.1124; H.R. 2652- Improve Vessel Safety; S.599/H.R. 1484 Cruise Vessel Secuirty and Safety Act; S. 1194; S.1385 Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act; H.R. 3619 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010; HR2693, S685, S3305, S3509, S3306, S3516, HR5503, HR5629; HR3486; Shipowners' Limitation of Liability Act, Jones Act, Death on the High Seas Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Client expense: $185,670 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency / energy tax legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R.1862 and H.R. 2998; S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), Graham draft "clean energy standard" legislation, S. 20, Clean Energy Standard Act, and related legislation, including S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010. Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2011, S. 3800, and related legislation including H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. H.R. 2766/S. 1215, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act), and related legislation; Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R. 1862 and H.R. 2998; American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 1462, S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), S. 2877, Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), and related legislation (provisions related to standards for fuel producers, cap-and-trade programs, allowance allocation and timetable, carbon offsets, carbon capture and storage, and energy efficiency); H.R. 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act, provisions related to regulation of chemical compounds on refinery facilities; Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2011, S. 3800, and related legislation including H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels, EPA E-15 rulemaking, and EPA regulation of ozone standards.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Moratorium Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215 Clear Act H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 Interior and EPA Appropriations Federal Energy PermittingS.995 and H.R 2362 Comprehensive Energy LegislationSenate Energy and Natural Resources S.807 House Natural Resources Committee Draft Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614 Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) (Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced.) Non-Conventional Fuels: HR 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S. 3280 & S. 3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil. S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states. H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards. H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof. H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191) S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations. S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes. S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010. S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes. S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations. S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code. H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes. Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Food and safety including H.R. 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 and S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Child nutrition, S. 3306 and H.R. 5504.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Drilling Moratoria- H.R.5222 Suspension of Drilling; H.R.5248 No New Drilling Act of 2010; S.3358 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010, Prohibition of Offshore Drilling in Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); S.3433 Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010, No New Offshore Leases; H.R.5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Prevention Act, Ending the Moratorium; S.3489 Ending the Moratorium; H.R.5525 Ending the Moratorium; S.3545 Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010, Study the Effects of a six month Moratorium; Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund S.3306 Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act 2010; S.3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act; S.3337 Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act; S.3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010, Increase Liability Limits; S.3343 Beyond Petroleum Act, Fee on Offshore Area Leases; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Changes- S.3443 Remove Time Limit for Exploration Plans; H.R.5459 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010, Increase Liability Limits; H.R.5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act, Exploration Plan Standards; H.R.5513 Spill Oil Royalty Collection Act, Requirement of Royalty Payments; S.3492 Emergency Relief Well Act, Emergency Relief Wells Requirement; S.3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010, Lease/ Spill Plan Requirements; H.R.5608 Improvement of Oil Spill Response Plans; H.R.5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act, Technology Requirements for Blowout Preventers; H.R.5657 Protection of Marine and Coastal Environment; H.R.5661 Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act, Payment for Oil Spills; H.R.5666 Emergency Relief Well Act, Requirement of Emergency Relief Wells; H.R.5677 Safeguards Act of 2010, Modernizing Oil Spill Response Plans; H.R. 5697 Prohibition of Leasing in North Atlantic Planning Area; H.R.5709 Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act, Requirements for Oil Spill Plans; S.1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act; H.R.3008 National Strategic Gasoline Reserve for Purposes of National Security Act of 2009 S.967 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009 - Strategy Petroleum Product Reserves; House Energy Bill; S.503 No Surface Occupancy Domestic Security Act of 2009; S.5 Cleaner, Greener and Smarter Act of 2009; Renewable Energy; Energy Saving Performance Contracting; Energy Efficiency; FY 2011 Interior Appropriations- Focus on EPA Appropriations; S.570 No Cost Stimulus Act; H.R.431 Emergency Fueling Station Designation Act of 2009Titles I, II and III- provisions dealing with oil and gas access; Taxing refined petroleum products; Energy Independence & Security Act (EISA) 2007 Renewable fuel standard, E10+ Blend Wall, ethanol liability protection, co-processing of renewable fuels, bio-fuels, renewable diesel labeling, flex-fuel vehicles, Environmental Protection Agency Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) rulemaking; E15 waiver, H.R.2647 Defense Authorization Act- EISA 2007, Section 526, oil sands; Market speculation, derivative, and manipulation legislation - H.R.4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010; H.R.1835, natural gas vehicles and tax incentives; Petroleum product reserve; Ethanol blenders credit, blender pumps; Ethanol import tariff; H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act; Aviation Gasoline; S.3763 Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection of the Delta Act; S.3815 Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010.
Client expense: $2,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor energy (S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009) and climate legislation (S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act; and S.J.Res. 26, a resolution disapproving the EPA greenhouse gas endangerment finding), as they relate to the domestic oil refinery industry (cap and trade, emissions allocations for oil and gas, low carbon fuel standard, access, EPA regulation of greenhouse gas), and tax provisions affecting the oil and gas industry; monitor legislation (S. 1215, H.R. 2766) to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act; monitor legislation responding to the Gulf oil spill: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3305, H.R. 5214); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 (S. 3306); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3472); H.R. 5355; and Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 (H.R. 5626); monitor EPA rulemaking on E-15 and related congressional involvement.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. S 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S 1517 - Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 2227 - American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act HR 1835 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act H.R. 2846 American Energy Act S 1623 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act HR 2120 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S.3815: Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 S.20: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010 S.3813: Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010 S.303: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009
Client expense: $221,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. S 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S 1517 - Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 2227 - American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act HR 1835 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act H.R. 2846 American Energy Act S 1623 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act HR 2120 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S.3815: Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 S.20: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010 S.3813: Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010 S.303: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009
Client expense: $221,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
S. Con. Res. 13-Congressional budget for the United States Government H. Con. Res. 85-Congressional budget for the United States Government HR 2996-Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. HR 3183-Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. H.R. 977-To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. S. 447- To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities, and for other purposes. S.272- A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes. HR 2448- To provide for regulation of futures transactions involving energy commodities, to regulate credit default swaps, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act,Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, and the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes. HR 3300 - Derivative Trading Accountability and Disclosure Act HR 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 1835 / S 1408 -- New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 S 1733 -- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 2877 -- Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S.3815: Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 S.20: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010 S.3813: Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010 S.303: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009
Client expense: $221,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010, provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry, renewable electricity standard, removal of cap for oil spill liability, disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals; S.3815 Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry; H.R. 3534 Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009, provisions related to royalty reform, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act planning process and language, Land and Water Conservation Fund, MMS, repealing incentives for natural gas production and disclosure chemicals for hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, provisions related to liability cap and the Jones Act issues; S. 3813 Renewable Electricity Promotion Act, provisions related to natural gas as clean, abundant, low-carbon fuel; H.R. 2766 & S. 1215 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 (FRAC Act); provisions related to education on hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5215 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5222 Suspend Activities in OCS until investigation is complete, all provisions; H.R. 5241 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission, all provisions; H.R. 5242 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5248 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5287, East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5313 Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations, all provisions; H.R. 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5358 Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places, all provisions; H.R. 5426 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5435 Big Oil Accountability Act of 2010, amend IRS Code to extend certain renewable fuels and energy tax incentives & deny deduction for income due to domestic oil production; H.R. 5436 Prohibit MMS from issuing permits, all provisions; H.R. 5459 Outer continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability, all provisions; H.R.5481 To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, all provisions ; H.R. 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5503 Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act, all provisions; H.R.5505 Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of 2010, monetary prizes for nuclear energy used fuel alternatives, all provisions; H.R. 5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA, all provisions; H.R. 5513 Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil, all provisions; H.R. 5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety, all provisions; H.R. 5520 Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons, all provisions; H.R. 5525 OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium, all provisions; H.R. 5572 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5585 Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5598 Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5607 SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up, all provisions; H.R. 5608 Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5613 American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC, all provisions; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5631 Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's, all provisions; H.R. 5644 End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010, all provisions & S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; H.R. 5654 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 5657 OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas, all provisions; H.R. 5661 Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act, provisions related to royalty for discharged oil; H.R. 5666 Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells, all provisions; H.R. 5677 SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed gov't response, all provisions; H.R. 5684 Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act, all provisions; H.R. 5686 Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5697 OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5698 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect employees from retaliation for notifying government officials of violations of those Acts, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5699 Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5709 Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan, all provisions; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3306 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3308, OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete, all provisions; S. 3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3337 Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act, all provisions; S. 3343 Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution, all provisions; S. 3344 BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3345 Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3358 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA, all provisions; S. 3375 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3391 Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing, all provisions; S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; S. 3410 Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3443 OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans, all provisions; S. 3433 Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards, all provisions; S. 3461 Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3462 A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes, all provisions; S. 3464 Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3466 Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3472 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3473 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; S. 3478 Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3489 To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior, all provisions; S. 3492 Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells, all provisions; S. 3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to require containment plan for all leases; S. 3509 Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction, all provisions; S. 3512 Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act related to waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S. 3514 Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund, all provisions; S. 3515 Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills, all provisions; S. 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources, all provisions; S. 3525 Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade all provisions; S. 3541, Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, all provisions; S. 3545 Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium all provisions; S. 20 Sen. Grahams Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010, all provisions; S.-- Sen. Stabenows low carbon fuel standard (not yet introduced); General issues related to offshore oil and gas including, oil spill response, response to Gulf of Mexico moratorium, science program funding, securing permits for 2010 and 2011, air permit for Alaska Outer Continental Shelf; General issues related to offshore oil and gas; General issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium; General issues related to permits for offshore operations in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico; General issues related to lifting the suspension of operations; General issues related to education on the importance of oil sands to energy independent; General issues related to National Environmental Policy Act and environmental assessments; General issues related to safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to Alaska Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas development; General issues related to jobs and strong economy; General issues related to Alaska 2011 program; General issues related to climate change and gas incentives; General issues related to biofuels blend wall; General issues related to Department of the Interior notice to lessees; Participation in energy hearings.
Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010, provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry, renewable electricity standard, removal of cap for oil spill liability, disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals; S.3815 Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry; H.R. 3534 Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009, provisions related to royalty reform, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act planning process and language, Land and Water Conservation Fund, MMS, repealing incentives for natural gas production and disclosure chemicals for hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, provisions related to liability cap and the Jones Act issues; S. 3813 Renewable Electricity Promotion Act, provisions related to natural gas as clean, abundant, low-carbon fuel; H.R. 2766 & S. 1215 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 (FRAC Act); provisions related to education on hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5215 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5222 Suspend Activities in OCS until investigation is complete, all provisions; H.R. 5241 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission, all provisions; H.R. 5242 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5248 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5287, East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5313 Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations, all provisions; H.R. 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5358 Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places, all provisions; H.R. 5426 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5435 Big Oil Accountability Act of 2010, amend IRS Code to extend certain renewable fuels and energy tax incentives & deny deduction for income due to domestic oil production; H.R. 5436 Prohibit MMS from issuing permits, all provisions; H.R. 5459 Outer continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability, all provisions; H.R.5481 To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, all provisions ; H.R. 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5503 Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act, all provisions; H.R.5505 Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of 2010, monetary prizes for nuclear energy used fuel alternatives, all provisions; H.R. 5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA, all provisions; H.R. 5513 Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil, all provisions; H.R. 5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety, all provisions; H.R. 5520 Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons, all provisions; H.R. 5525 OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium, all provisions; H.R. 5572 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5585 Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5598 Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5607 SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up, all provisions; H.R. 5608 Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5613 American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC, all provisions; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5631 Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's, all provisions; H.R. 5644 End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010, all provisions & S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; H.R. 5654 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 5657 OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas, all provisions; H.R. 5661 Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act, provisions related to royalty for discharged oil; H.R. 5666 Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells, all provisions; H.R. 5677 SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed gov't response, all provisions; H.R. 5684 Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act, all provisions; H.R. 5686 Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5697 OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5698 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect employees from retaliation for notifying government officials of violations of those Acts, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5699 Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5709 Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan, all provisions; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3306 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3308, OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete, all provisions; S. 3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3337 Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act, all provisions; S. 3343 Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution, all provisions; S. 3344 BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3345 Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3358 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA, all provisions; S. 3375 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3391 Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing, all provisions; S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; S. 3410 Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3443 OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans, all provisions; S. 3433 Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards, all provisions; S. 3461 Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3462 A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes, all provisions; S. 3464 Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3466 Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3472 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3473 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; S. 3478 Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3489 To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior, all provisions; S. 3492 Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells, all provisions; S. 3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to require containment plan for all leases; S. 3509 Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction, all provisions; S. 3512 Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act related to waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S. 3514 Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund, all provisions; S. 3515 Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills, all provisions; S. 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources, all provisions; S. 3525 Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade all provisions; S. 3541, Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, all provisions; S. 3545 Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium all provisions; S. 20 Sen. Grahams Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010, all provisions; S.-- Sen. Stabenows low carbon fuel standard (not yet introduced); General issues related to offshore oil and gas including, oil spill response, response to Gulf of Mexico moratorium, science program funding, securing permits for 2010 and 2011, air permit for Alaska Outer Continental Shelf; General issues related to offshore oil and gas; General issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium; General issues related to permits for offshore operations in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico; General issues related to lifting the suspension of operations; General issues related to education on the importance of oil sands to energy independent; General issues related to National Environmental Policy Act and environmental assessments; General issues related to safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to Alaska Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas development; General issues related to jobs and strong economy; General issues related to Alaska 2011 program; General issues related to climate change and gas incentives; General issues related to biofuels blend wall; General issues related to Department of the Interior notice to lessees; Participation in energy hearings.
Client expense: $20,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Offshore Energy Production2010-2015 OCS 5 Year Plan Investment by Marathon Oil Corporation in developing energy resources in Equatorial Guinea (cont'd) Marine Spatial Planning Deepwater Moratorium Hydraulic FracturingH.R 2766 and S. 1215 Carbon Limits H.R. 3534 and S. 2877 (CLEAR Act) Interior and EPA Appropriations Federal Energy PermittingS.995 and H.R 2362 Comprehensive Energy LegislationSenate Energy and Natural Resources S.807 House Natural Resources Committee Draft Oil Spill Reponse Act S.3614 Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS): Discussion draft of legislative proposal in Senate; was never introduced. S.1462 - Bingaman, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, provisions relating to non-conventional fuels. Regulation of CO2 Under C.A.A.: -S.JRes.26 Resolution of Disapproval of EPA Endangerment Finding -Rockefeller, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act draft legislation HR 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.3280 & S.3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.1700 (Section 1504) Dodd Frank Act - A bill to require certain issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express the sense of Congress that the President should disclose any payment relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals on Federal land, and for other purposes S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil. S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states. H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards. H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof. S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191) S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations. S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes. S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010. S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes. S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations. S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code. H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes. Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills
Client expense: $1,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Whole Bills: S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act; S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act; S. 3306, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act; S. 3763, Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 2693, Oil Pollution Research and Development Reauthorization Act; S. 3614, Oil Spill Response Act; S. 3597, Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment (SHORE) Act; S. 3600, Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act; H.R. 5716, Safer Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Technology Research and Development Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act; H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act; H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act; S. 3588, A bill to limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issues by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; S. 3580, Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act; H.R. 5772, To limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act; S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009; S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act. S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, Title III, Section 3001 (a)(B), relating to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Client expense: $1,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R. 1862 and H.R. 2998; American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 1462, S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), S. 2877, Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), and related legislation (provisions related to standards for fuel producers, cap-and-trade programs, allowance allocation and timetable, carbon offsets, carbon capture and storage, and energy efficiency); H.R. 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act, provisions related to regulation of chemical compounds on refinery facilities; Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2011, S. 3800, and related legislation including H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels, EPA E-15 rulemaking, and EPA regulation of ozone standards.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency / energy tax legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R.1862 and H.R. 2998; S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), Graham draft "clean energy standard" legislation, S. 20, Clean Energy Standard Act, and related legislation, including S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010. Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act of 2011, S. 3800, and related legislation including H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. H.R. 2766/S. 1215, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act), and related legislation; Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 2651 Maritime Workforce Development Act; Maritime Authorization of FY2011/2012; S.1124; H.R. 2652- Improve Vessel Safety; S.599/H.R. 1484 Cruise Vessel Secuirty and Safety Act; S. 1194; S.1385 Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act; H.R. 3619 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010; HR2693, S685, S3305, S3509, S3306, S3516, HR5503, HR5629; HR3486; Shipowners' Limitation of Liability Act, Jones Act, Death on the High Seas Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Client expense: $181,951 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2010 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.3305 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3306 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5214 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5355 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. S. 3472 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S.3542 (Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010), to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a Commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and Federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. General lobbying on the claims process under the Oil Pollution Act, the $20 billion compensation fund and corresponding Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Drilling Moratoria- H.R.5222 Suspension of Drilling; H.R.5248 No New Drilling Act of 2010; S.3358 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010, Prohibition of Offshore Drilling in Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); S.3433 Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010, No New Offshore Leases; H.R.5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Prevention Act, Ending the Moratorium; S.3489 Ending the Moratorium; H.R.5525 Ending the Moratorium; S.3545 Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010, Study the Effects of a six month Moratorium; Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund S. 3306 Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act 2010; S.3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act; S.3337 Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act; S.3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010, Increase Liability Limits; S.3343 Beyond Petroleum Act, Fee on Offshore Area Leases; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Changes- S.3443 Remove Time Limit for Exploration Plans; H.R.5459 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010, Increase Liability Limits; H.R.5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act, Exploration Plan Standards; H.R.5513 Spill Oil Royalty Collection Act, Requirement of Royalty Payments; S.3492 Emergency Relief Well Act, Emergency Relief Wells Requirement; S.3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010, Lease/ Spill Plan Requirements; H.R.5608 Improvement of Oil Spill Response Plans; H.R.5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act, Technology Requirements for Blowout Preventers; H.R.5657 Protection of Marine and Coastal Environment; H.R.5661 Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act, Payment for Oil Spills; H.R.5666 Emergency Relief Well Act, Requirement of Emergency Relief Wells; H.R.5677 Safeguards Act of 2010, Modernizing Oil Spill Response Plans; H.R. 5697 Prohibition of Leasing in North Atlantic Planning Area; H.R.5709 Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act, Requirements for Oil Spill Plans; S.1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act; H.R.3008 National Strategic Gasoline Reserve for Purposes of National Security Act of 2009 S.967 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009 - Strategy Petroleum Product Reserves; House Energy Bill; S.503 No Surface Occupancy Domestic Security Act of 2009; S.5 Cleaner, Greener and Smarter Act of 2009; Renewable Energy; Energy Saving Performance Contracting; Energy Efficiency; FY 2011 Interior Appropriations- Focus on EPA Appropriations; S.570 No Cost Stimulus Act; H.R.431 Emergency Fueling Station Designation Act of 2009Titles I, II and III- provisions dealing with oil and gas access; Taxing refined petroleum products; Energy Independence & Security Act (EISA) 2007 Renewable fuel standard, E10+ Blend Wall, ethanol liability protection, co-processing of renewable fuels, bio-fuels, renewable diesel labeling, flex-fuel vehicles, Environmental Protection Agency Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) rulemaking; E15 waiver, H.R.2647 Defense Authorization Act- EISA 2007, Section 526, oil sands; Market speculation, derivative, and manipulation legislation - H.R.4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010; H.R.1835, natural gas vehicles and tax incentives; Petroleum product reserve; Ethanol blenders credit, blender pumps; Ethanol import tariff; H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act; Aviation Gasoline; S.3763 Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection of the Delta Act.
Client expense: $2,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Food and safety including H.R. 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 and S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Child nutrition, S. 3306 and H.R. 5504.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. S 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S 1517 - Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 2227 - American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act HR 1835 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act H.R. 2846 American Energy Act S 1623 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act HR 2120 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 1835 / S 1408 -- New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 S 1733 -- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 2877 -- Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010
Client expense: $329,087 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · third_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
S. Con. Res. 13-Congressional budget for the United States Government H. Con. Res. 85-Congressional budget for the United States Government HR 2996-Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. HR 3183-Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. H.R. 977-To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. S. 447- To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities, and for other purposes. S.272- A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes. HR 2448- To provide for regulation of futures transactions involving energy commodities, to regulate credit default swaps, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act,Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, and the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes. HR 3300 - Derivative Trading Accountability and Disclosure Act HR 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 1835 / S 1408 -- New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 S 1733 -- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 2877 -- Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010
Client expense: $329,087 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. S 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S 1517 - Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 2227 - American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act HR 1835 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act H.R. 2846 American Energy Act S 1623 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act HR 2120 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010
Client expense: $329,087 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.3305 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3306 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5214 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5355 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. S. 3472 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S.3542 (Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010), to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a Commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and Federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. General lobbying on the claims process under the Oil Pollution Act, the $20 billion compensation fund and corresponding Gulf Coast Claims Facility. S. 3209 (Safe Chemicals Act or 2010), to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purposes, specific interest in the preemption of state laws and asbestos liability. H.R. 5820 (Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010), to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that the public and the environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure, and for other purposes, specific interest in the preemption of state laws and asbestos liability.
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor energy (S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009) and climate legislation (S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act; and S.J.Res. 26, a resolution disapproving the EPA greenhouse gas endangerment finding), as they relate to the domestic oil refinery industry (cap and trade, emissions allocations for oil and gas, low carbon fuel standard, access, EPA regulation of greenhouse gas), and tax provisions affecting the oil and gas industry; monitor legislation (S. 1215, H.R. 2766) to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act; monitor legislation responding to the Gulf oil spill: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3305, H.R. 5214); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 (S. 3306); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3472); H.R. 5355; and Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 (H.R. 5626).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Educate on Shell's safe, high-tech operations in the Gulf of Mexico and our plans for exploration in AK-No bill; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - response to GoM moratorium; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - air permit for AK OCS; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; S 1462-American Clean Energy and Security Act; S 3547-Price Gouging Act; Senate Energy Bill; Well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium and permits for Shell's Alaska offshore operations. Shell's participation in energy hearings; Legislation included the Clear Act HR 3534: royalty reform, an enhanced planning process Outer Continental Shelf, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund; HR 5626-the Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; HR 5682-the Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010: Liability cap and the Jones Act issues; Climate Change/Gas Incentives; S1733 the Kerry-Lieberman Bill - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; Clean Air Act; Issues related to offshore oil and gas activities and oil spill response; Education re: hydraulic fracturing, e.g. H.R. 2766 & S. 1215: FRAC Act; To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes; H.R.3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF; HR 5626 -Blowout Prevention Act, to protect public health and safety and the environment by requiring the use of safe well control technologies and practices for the drilling of high-risk oil and gas wells in the United States, and for other purposes; Issues related to biofuels blend wall; Oil Sands re general education; Alaska re support for Shell leases general education; Advance Shell Alaska permits; HR 3534-Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009; HR 5214-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5215-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5222-Suspend activities in OCS until investigation is complete; HR 5241-BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission; HR 5242-No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access; HR 5287-East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access; HR 5313-Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations; HR 5355-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5356-Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5358-Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places; HR 5436-Prohibit MMS from issuing permits; HR 5459-Outercontinental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability; HR 5506-Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA; HR 5513-Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil; HR 5519-Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety; HR 5520-Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons; HR 5525-OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium; HR 5572-Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5585-Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; HR 5607-SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up; HR 5608-Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans; HR 5613-American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC; HR 5626-Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells; HR 5629-Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans; HR 5634-Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's; HR 5657-OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas; HR 5661-Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act; royalty for discharged oil; HR 5666-Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells; HR 5677-SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed Govt response; HR 5686-Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners; HR 5697-OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners; HR 5709-Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan; S 3305-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3306-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3308-OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete; S 3343-Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution; S 3345-Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3346-Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3358-West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA; S 3375-Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3391-Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing; S 3405-Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; S 3443-OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans; S 3433-Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards; S 3472-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3478-Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3489-Terminate moratorium; S 3492-Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells; S 3497-Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; require containment plan for all leases; S 3509-Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction; S 3512-Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S 3514-Guarenteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund; S 3515-Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills; S 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources; S 3525-Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade; S 3541-Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling; S 3545-Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium.
Client expense: $4,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2010 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2011, S. 3635. 2) The House Energy and Water Appropriations bill that was marked up in subcommittee, no number yet. 3) HR. 4899. 4) American Power Act 5) H.R. 4213 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act 6) H.R.5644 : End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 7) S. 1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 8) H.R.2454 - American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009 9) Lobbied Treasury on Loan Guarantees 10) Lobbied OMB on loan guarantees 11) S.3405 : Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act 12) S.3306 : Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 13) S.3305 : Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 14) S.3405 : Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act 150 15) S.3431 : Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 16) S.3472 : Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 18) S.320 : Clean Energy Stimulus and Investment Assurance Act of 2009 19) EPA Coal ash rulemaking 20) H.R.3534 : Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009.
Client expense: $8,346 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Comprehensive climate change / greenhouse gas / cap-and-trade / renewable energy / energy efficiency / energy tax legislation, including: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey), H.R. 2454 and related legislation including H.R.1862 and H.R. 2998; S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (Bingaman-Murkowski), S. 433, S. 531, S. 539, S. 548, S. 598, S. 661, S. 774, S. 807, S. 949, S. 967, S. 1013, and related legislation; Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer), S. 1733, Kerry-Graham-Lieberman climate legislation framework (legislative proposal), Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act (Cantwell-Collins), Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 (Carper-Alexander), S. 2995, The American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman discussion draft), and related legislation, including S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010. Potential oil spill legislation, including Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5629, and related legislation included H.R. 5214, H.R. 5222, H.R. 5248, H.R. 5287, H.R. 5313, H.R. 5355, H.R. 5356, H.R. 5358, H.R. 5426, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5459, H.R. 5481, H.R. 5499, H.R. 5505, H.R. 5506, H.R. 5314, H.R. 5519, H.R. 5520, H.R. 5525, H.R. 5572, H.R. 5598, H.R. 5607, H.R. 5613, H.R. 5626, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5644, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3343, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3443, S. 3462, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3464, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3489, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3516, S. 3541, S. 3542, S. 3545, provisions related to deepwater oil drilling. H.R. 2766/S. 1215, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act). Renewable fuel standards, including ethanol fuels.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 2651 Maritime Workforce Development Act; Maritime Authorization of FY2011/2012; S.1124; H.R. 2652- Improve Vessel Safety; S.599/H.R. 1484 Cruise Vessel Secuirty and Safety Act; S. 1194 Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010/2011; S.1385 Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act; H.R. 3619 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010; HR2693, S685, S3305, S3509, S3306, S3516, HR5503, HR5629; Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 - HR3486
Client expense: $181,951 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Educate on Shell's safe, high-tech operations in the Gulf of Mexico and our plans for exploration in AK-No bill; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - response to GoM moratorium; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - air permit for AK OCS; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - science program funding; Issues related to offshore oil & gas - permits for AK program; S 1462-American Clean Energy and Security Act; S 3547-Price Gouging Act; Senate Energy Bill; Well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium and permits for Shell's Alaska offshore operations. Shell's participation in energy hearings; Legislation included the Clear Act HR 3534: royalty reform, an enhanced planning process Outer Continental Shelf, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund; HR 5626-the Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; HR 5682-the Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010: Liability cap and the Jones Act issues; Climate Change/Gas Incentives; S1733 the Kerry-Lieberman Bill - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; Clean Air Act; Issues related to offshore oil and gas activities and oil spill response; Education re: hydraulic fracturing, e.g. H.R. 2766 & S. 1215: FRAC Act; To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes; H.R.3534 CLEAR Act - reform MMS, repeal incentives for natural gas production and disclose chemicals for HF; HR 5626 -Blowout Prevention Act, to protect public health and safety and the environment by requiring the use of safe well control technologies and practices for the drilling of high-risk oil and gas wells in the United States, and for other purposes; Issues related to biofuels blend wall; Oil Sands re general education; Alaska re support for Shell leases general education; Advance Shell Alaska permits; HR 3534-Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009; HR 5214-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5215-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5222-Suspend activities in OCS until investigation is complete; HR 5241-BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission; HR 5242-No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access; HR 5287-East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access; HR 5313-Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations; HR 5355-Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5356-Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5358-Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places; HR 5436-Prohibit MMS from issuing permits; HR 5459-Outercontinental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability; HR 5506-Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA; HR 5513-Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil; HR 5519-Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety; HR 5520-Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons; HR 5525-OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium; HR 5572-Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; HR 5585-Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; HR 5607-SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up; HR 5608-Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans; HR 5613-American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC; HR 5626-Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells; HR 5629-Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans; HR 5634-Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's; HR 5657-OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas; HR 5661-Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act; royalty for discharged oil; HR 5666-Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells; HR 5677-SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed Govt response; HR 5686-Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners; HR 5697-OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners; HR 5709-Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan; S 3305-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3306-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3308-OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete; S 3343-Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution; S 3345-Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3346-Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3358-West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA; S 3375-Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3391-Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing; S 3405-Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; S 3443-OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans; S 3433-Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards; S 3472-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3478-Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S 3489-Terminate moratorium; S 3492-Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells; S 3497-Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; require containment plan for all leases; S 3509-Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction; S 3512-Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S 3514-Guarenteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund; S 3515-Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills; S 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources; S 3525-Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade; S 3541-Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling; S 3545-Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium.
Client expense: $4,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Drilling Moratoria- H.R.5222 Suspension of Drilling; H.R.5248 No New Drilling Act of 2010; S.3358 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010, Prohibition of Offshore Drilling in Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); S.3433 Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010, No New Offshore Leases; H.R.5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Prevention Act, Ending the Moratorium; S.3489 Ending the Moratorium; H.R.5525 Ending the Moratorium; S.3545 Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010, Study the Effects of a six month Moratorium; Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund S. 3306 Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act 2010; S.3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act; S.3337 Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act; S.3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010, Increase Liability Limits; S.3343 Beyond Petroleum Act, Fee on Offshore Area Leases; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Changes- S.3443 Remove Time Limit for Exploration Plans; H.R.5459 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010, Increase Liability Limits; H.R.5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act, Exploration Plan Standards; H.R.5513 Spill Oil Royalty Collection Act, Requirement of Royalty Payments; S.3492 Emergency Relief Well Act, Emergency Relief Wells Requirement; S.3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010, Lease/ Spill Plan Requirements; H.R.5608 Improvement of Oil Spill Response Plans; H.R.5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act, Technology Requirements for Blowout Preventers; H.R.5657 Protection of Marine and Coastal Environment; H.R.5661 Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act, Payment for Oil Spills; H.R.5666 Emergency Relief Well Act, Requirement of Emergency Relief Wells; H.R.5677 Safeguards Act of 2010, Modernizing Oil Spill Response Plans; H.R. 5697 Prohibition of Leasing in North Atlantic Planning Area; H.R.5709 Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act, Requirements for Oil Spill Plans; American Clean Energy Leadership Act, Senate Energy Bill; H.R.3008 National Strategic Gasoline Reserve for Purposes of National Security Act of 2009 S.967 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009 - Strategy Petroleum Product Reserves; House Energy Bill; S.503 No Surface Occupancy Domestic Security Act of 2009; S.5 Cleaner, Greener and Smarter Act of 2009; Renewable Energy; Energy Saving Performance Contracting; Energy Efficiency; FY 2010 Interior Appropriations; S.570 No Cost Stimulus Act; H.R.431 Emergency Fueling Station Designation Act of 2009Titles I, II and III- provisions dealing with oil and gas access; Taxing refined petroleum products; Energy Independence & Security Act (EISA) 2007 Renewable fuel standard, E10+ Blend Wall, ethanol liability protection, co-processing of renewable fuels, bio-fuels, renewable diesel labeling, flex-fuel vehicles, Environmental Protection Agency Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) rulemaking; E15 waiver, H.R.2647 Defense Authorization Act- EISA 2007, Section 526, oil sands; Market speculation, derivative, and manipulation legislation - H.R.4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010; H.R.1835, natural gas vehicles and tax incentives; Petroleum product reserve; Ethanol blenders credit, blender pumps; Ethanol import tariff; H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act; Aviation Gasoline.
Client expense: $3,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor energy (S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009) and climate legislation (S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act), as they relate to the domestic oil refinery industry (cap and trade, emissions allocations for oil and gas, low carbon fuel standard, access), and tax provisions affecting the oil and gas industry; monitor legislation (S. 1215, H.R. 2766) to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act; monitor legislation responding to the Gulf oil spill: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3305, H.R. 5214); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 (S. 3306); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3472); H.R. 5355; and Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 (H.R. 5626).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, provisions relating to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; Whole Bills: S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act; S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act; S. 3306, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act; S. 3472, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act; S. 3542, Oil Spill Compensation Act; S. 3514, Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act; S. 3375, Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; S. 3346, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act; S. 3309, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act; H.R. 5214, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act; H.R. 5572, Oil Spill Prevention Act; S. 3509, Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act; S. 3492, Emergency Relief Well Act; S. 3473, A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; H.R. 5499, To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; H.R. 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act; H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act; H.R. 5525, To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior; H.R. 5519, Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act; H.R. 5481, To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling; H.R. 5241, BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act; Preliminary Revised Program, Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 2007-2012. Legislative efforts concerning proposed bill amending EPACT 05 regarding drilling technologies (not yet introduced); Legislative efforts concerning the Deepwater Horizon incident; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico incident, oil spill liability and response efforts, offshore drilling equipment and safety; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Notice to Lessees Nos. 2010-N04, 2010-N05, 2010-N06.
Client expense: $2,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2010 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.3305 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3306 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5214 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5355 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. S. 3472 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S.3542 (Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010), to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a Commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and Federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. General lobbying on the claims process under the Oil Pollution Act, the $20 billion Trust Fund and independent claims facility.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. S 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S 1517 - Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 2227 - American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act HR 1835 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act H.R. 2846 American Energy Act S 1623 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act HR 2120 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 1835 / S 1408 -- New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 S 1733 -- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 2877 -- Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes
Client expense: $293,704 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · second_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
S. Con. Res. 13-Congressional budget for the United States Government H. Con. Res. 85-Congressional budget for the United States Government HR 2996-Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. HR 3183-Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. H.R. 977-To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. S. 447- To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities, and for other purposes. S.272- A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes. HR 2448- To provide for regulation of futures transactions involving energy commodities, to regulate credit default swaps, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act,Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, and the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes. HR 3300 - Derivative Trading Accountability and Disclosure Act HR 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 1835 / S 1408 -- New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 S 1733 -- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 2877 -- Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes
Client expense: $293,704 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. S 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S 1517 - Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 2227 - American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act HR 1835 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act H.R. 2846 American Energy Act S 1623 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act HR 2120 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes
Client expense: $293,704 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.3305 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3306 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5214 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5355 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. S. 3472 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S.3542 (Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010), to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a Commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and Federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. General lobbying on the claims process under the Oil Pollution Act, the $20 billion Trust Fund and independent claims facility. S. 3209 (Safe Chemicals Act or 2010), to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purposes, specific interest in the preemption of state laws and asbestos liability. H.R. ____ (Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010), to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that the public and the environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure, and for other purposes, specific interest in the preemption of state laws and asbestos liability. H.R. 5119/S. 3224 (Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2009), to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2766 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 S 1215 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 S 807 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources, House Natural Resources Committee Draft Offshore Energy Production - 2010-2015 OCS 5 year plan 2010 Interior and EPA Appropriations S 995 - Renewable Energy Permitting Act of 2009 H.R. 2362 - Renewable Energy Permitting Act of 2009 Marine Spatial Planning H.R. 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S. 3280 & S. 3454 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 relating to nonconventional petroleum sources S.3306 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 H.R. 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 1462 - Bingaman, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, provisions relating to nonconventional fuels S. 3305 - Oil Spill Trust Fund S. 3337 - Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S. 3346 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3343 - A bill to direct the secretary of the Interior to establish an annual fee on federal offshore areas that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and to establish a fund to reduce pollution and the dependence of the United States on oil. S. 3358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington. S. 3375 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. S. 3391 - A bill to provide for accelerated revenue sharing of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to promote coastal resiliency among Gulf producing states. H.R. 5355 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. H.R. 5356 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. H. R. 5358 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. S. 3443 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S. 3433 - A bill to prohibit the leasing of the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Central Gulf of Mexico Regions of the outer Continental Shelf and to increase fuel economy standards. H.R. 5436 - A bill to prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or Environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R. 5426 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 5435 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain renewable fuel, and energy, tax incentives and to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, or primary products thereof. H.R. 5459 - A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. 3462 - A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R. 5481 - A bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. S. 3472 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3473 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Became Public Law No: 111-191) S. 3464 - A bill to establish an energy and climate policy framework to reach measurable gains in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money, improving energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5499 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. H.R. 5505 - A bill to authorize the secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives. H.R. 5506 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that treatment of the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination documents and lease sales required under federal law for offshore drilling activity on the outer continental shelf as a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. H.R. 5513 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold or discharged under a lease under that Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5519 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling and to require the secretary of the Interior to ensure the safety of deepwater drilling operations. S. 3489 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. H.R. 5525 - A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the secretary of the Interior. S. 3492 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the drilling of emergency relief wells, and for other purposes. S. 3497 - A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes. S. 3514 - Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010. S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5572 - A bill to reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 5607 - A bill to provide for the establishment of a program to support the development, demonstration and commercialization of innovative technologies to prevent, stop or capture large-scale accidental discharges of oil or other hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas drilling operations, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater operations, and for other purposes. S. 3541 - A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes. S. 3410 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as "Mississippi Canyon 252" with respect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that exceed existing applicable economic liability limitations. S. 3542 - A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. H.R. 5613 - A bill to require that vessels used to engage in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must be documented under chapter 121 of Title 46, United States Code. H.R. 5598 - Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5520 - A bill to require immediate payment by BP to the United States of an amount for use to compensate all affected persons for removal costs and damages arising from the explosion and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, to make that amount available to the secretary of the Interior to pay such compensation, and for other purposes. Senate ENR Mark-up - Management of Energy and Mineral Resources on the OCS Senate EPW Mark-up - Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Watershed and Waterway Restoration Bills Senate Commerce Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House E&C Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Hearing - Gulf Coast Oil Spill House NR Hearing Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act House Small Business Hearing BP Claims Fund and Small Business House T&I Mark-up Oil Spill, Accountability; Surface Transportation; Other Pending Bills
Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2010 · second_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Energy and oilspill legislation and related matters, S. 3305, S. 3306, S. 3308, S. 3309, S. 3337, S. 3344, S. 3345, S. 3346, S. 3358, S. 3375, S. 3516, S. 3385, S. 3391, S. 3405, S. 3410, S. 3431, S. 3433, S. 3443, S. 3461, S. 3462, S. 3463, S. 3466, S. 3472, S. 3473, S. 3478, S. 3489, S. 3492, S. 3497, S. 3509, S. 3514, S. 3515, S. 3541, S. 3542, S 3545, S. 3547
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE