Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014

H.R. 322, Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act (Toxic Substances Control Act Provisions); H.R. 527, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013; H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013; H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013; H.R. 2248, Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2013, H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; H.R. 4159, America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2014 (Nanotechnology Provisions); H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act; H.R. 4895, Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014; H.R. 5033, Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014; S. 696, Safe Chemicals Act of 2013; S. 783, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013; S. 814, Protecting Communities from Chemical Explosions Act of 2013; S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act; S. 1124, BPA in Food Packaging Right to Know Act; S. 1468, Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013; S. 1781, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013; S. 1853, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013; S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014; S. 2006, National Rare Earth Cooperative Act of 2014; S. 2120, A bill to regulate children's products that contain phthalates; S. 2363, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014; S. 2572, Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014; S. 2613, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; S. 2656, Protecting America's Families from Toxic Chemicals Act of 2014; S. 2811, Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014; S. 2833, CASE Act; S. 2879, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2014; S. 2902, Microbead Free Waters Act of 2014; Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science FY 2015; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations FY 2015 (National Toxicology Program within HHS, Report on Carcinogens); Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 (GSA and Green Building Policies, Phthalates, CHAP and CPSC); Interior Appropriations FY 2015 including EPA Funding and EPA programs; Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Modernization and Reform; Chemicals in Commerce Act (House Discussion Draft); TSCA Inventory Update Rule; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Access to Federally Funded Research Data; Chemical Safety Board; Confidential Business Information Disclosures under TSCA; Design for the Environment; EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (including Assessments on Dioxin, Formaldehyde and Hexavalent Chromium) and Good Science; EPA Science Advisory Board Reform; Asbestos; Bisphenol A; CPSC Phthalates CHAP; Crystalline Silica; EPEAT Environmental Assessment Tool; Flame Retardants; Foam Food Service; Formaldehyde; Helium; Hexavalent Chromium; Mercury; Nanotechnology; Polystyrene foodservice; Rare Earths; Styrene; Federal Government Use of Green Building Standards, Including "LEED"; Improving Federal Agency Chemical Risk Assessments; Regulatory Reform; Significant New Use Rules; Vinyl Industry Related Issues

Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

promote public health protections from toxic chemicals: support reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); promote strengthening changes to S.1009; support regulation of toxic flame retardant chemicals (S.2811, The Children and Firefighters Protection Act

Client expense: $14,444 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), SENATE

H.R. 322, Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act (Toxic Substances Control Act Provisions); H.R. 527, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013; H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013; H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013; H.R. 2248, Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2013, H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; H.R. 4159, America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2014 (Nanotechnology Provisions); H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act; H.R. 4895, Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014; H.R. 5033, Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014; S. 696, Safe Chemicals Act of 2013; S. 783, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013; S. 814, Protecting Communities from Chemical Explosions Act of 2013; S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act; S. 1124, BPA in Food Packaging Right to Know Act; S. 1468, Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013; S. 1781, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013; S. 1853, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013; S. 1961, Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014; S. 2006, National Rare Earth Cooperative Act of 2014; S. 2120, A bill to regulate children's products that contain phthalates; S. 2363, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014; S. 2572, Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014; S. 2613, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; S. 2656, Protecting America's Families from Toxic Chemicals Act of 2014; S. 2811, Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014; S. 2833, CASE Act; S. 2879, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2014; S. 2902, Microbead Free Waters Act of 2014; Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science FY 2015; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations FY 2015 (National Toxicology Program within HHS, Report on Carcinogens); Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 (GSA and Green Building Policies, Phthalates, CHAP and CPSC); Interior Appropriations FY 2015 (EPA Funding); Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Modernization and Reform; Chemicals in Commerce Act (House Discussion Draft); TSCA Inventory Update Rule; T-TIP, MTB and Trade Promotion Authority; Access to Federally Funded Research Data; Chemical Safety Board; Confidential Business Information Disclosures under TSCA; Design for the Environment; EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (including Assessments on Dioxin, Formaldehyde and Hexavalent Chromium) and Good Science; EPA Science Advisory Board Reform; Asbestos; Bisphenol A; CPSC Phthalates CHAP; Crystalline Silica; EPEAT Environmental Assessment Tool; Flame Retardants; Formaldehyde; Helium; Hexavalent Chromium; Mercury; Nanotechnology; Polystyrene foodservice; Rare Earths; Styrene; Federal Government Use of Green Building Standards, Including "LEED"; Improving Federal Agency Chemical Risk Assessments; Regulatory Reform; Vinyl Industry Related Issues

Support the EPA taking actions to protect communities and ecosystems from mountaintop removal mining. Support the EPA using its authority under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act to protect Bristol Bay from large-scale mining projects like the Pebble Mine.Support for H.R. 1921, the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2013, which would require disclosure of the chemicals used in fracking fluids and would remove the oil and gas industrys exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act. Work to strengthen S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, to update the Toxic Substances Control Act to better protect public health and the environment from toxic chemicals. Opposition to H.R. 2641, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013, which would severely undermine the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and, consequently, the quality and integrity of federal agency decisions. Encourage the EPA and DHS to strengthen risk prevention practices at chemical management facilities to protect public health and safety. Oppose H.R. 3830 and S 1900, The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act, which would revive the outdated and unsound 2002 Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority mechanism, undermining Congress ability to ensure trade agreements do not negatively impact our public health and environment laws and regulations. Oppose the Chemicals in Commerce Act discussion draft, a TSCA reform proposal that would rollback EPAs current limited authority to regulate dangerous chemicals in commerce while also preempting states from taking actions to protect their citizens from toxic chemicals. Oppose S. 2094, the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2014, which preempts states rights to protect their waters from ship discharges and continues a regulatory scheme that continues to place the economic burden associated with invasive species on taxpayers rather than shifting it to the industry responsible for bringing those species to the nations waters. Oppose efforts to undermine effective marine fishery management by prohibiting the use of federal funds to approve limited access privilege programs (LAPPs), a kind of catch share, along the east coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. Oppose H.R. 935 (Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013), which would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from protecting water supplies from direct applications of pesticides. Work to remove provisions from S. 2198 and S. 2016 that would undermine Endangered Species Act protections in place in Californias Bay-Delta ecosystem. Support the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014 (S. 2572/H.R. 5033), which bans bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging and requires the FDA to review the safety of other chemicals in food packaging. Oppose an amendment by Senator Toomey to the Highway Trust Fund legislation, H.R. 5021 This Amendment proposes to completely exempt reconstruction activities from nearly all Federal environmental laws in declared disaster areas, including the National Historic Preservation Act, the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and any federal law relating to the protection of wetlands. Support S. 2656, the Protecting Americas Families from Toxic Chemicals Act of 2014, which directs the EPA to identify and phase out persistent, bioaccumulative toxicant chemicals (PBTs) within five years, and also identifies 22 known PBTs for immediate phase out for non-essential uses. Support S. 2811, the Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014, which directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban the top ten most dangerous flame retardants from upholstered furniture and childrens products, and establishes a Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel to research the need for additional future bans.

S. ___ - Legislation that would improve oversight over cosmetic safety (e.g., labeling and safety substantiation); H.R.1385 - Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2013, all sections; S.2141 and H.R.4250 - Sunscreen Innovation Act, all sections; S.2811 - Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014, all sections; H.R.4978 - Bottled Water Quality Information Act, all sections; and S. ___ - Legislation that would require disclosure of information related to bottled water.

Client expense: $113,388 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. ___ - Legislation that would improve oversight over cosmetic safety (e.g., labeling and safety substantiation); H.R.1385 - Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2013, all sections; S.2141 and H.R.4250 - Sunscreen Innovation Act, all sections; S.2811 - Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014, all sections; H.R.4978 - Bottled Water Quality Information Act, all sections; and S. ___ - Legislation that would require disclosure of information related to bottled water.

Client expense: $7,829 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE