Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013

S486, HR819 Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beach Act; opposing legislation that overturns successful and balanced off road vehicle management rule. S 486 Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act HR 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 RAPID Act, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 HR 4377, lobbied against relaxing of nepa requirements HR 1493, S 714 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 HR 1526, Restoring Healthy Forests for Communities Act (opposing provisions that dramatically increase timber sales in the Southeast.) S. 1294 TN Wild, supporting legislation that designates new wilderness in parts of the Cherokee National Forest H.R. 2954, opposing provisions related to driving on the beach at Cape Hatteras. H.R. 3590, opposing provisions that affect NEPA, the Wilderness Act, and EPA. H.R. 3964, opposing provisions that weaken federal environmental protection on water issues. H.R. 3806, Great Smokey Mountains National Park Agreement Act of 2013, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. _____, supporting funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. S. Res 573, Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, supporting the resolution. S. 1966, National Forest Jobs and Management Act, oppose provisions that weaken NEPA and eliminate judicial safeguards. HR. 1526, Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, opposing all provisions. HR. 3979, Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, opposing only the provision related to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Regulatory Decrees and Settlements (S. 714 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1493 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013)

Client expense: $34,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

Government Issues (Executive Order No. 13563 - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review); Proposed Amendments Limiting Gifts from Registered Lobbyists and Lobbying Organizations (5 CFR Part 2635); Regulatory Decrees and Settlements (S. 714 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1493 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013); Regulatory Flexibility (H.R. 2542 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013)

Client expense: $20,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Supported regulatory reform via H.R. 2804, H.R. 1493, S. 714, H.R. 2122, S. 1029, H.R. 2641 Supported H.R. 4056 to encourage use of remanufactured parts in maintaining federal vehicle fleet. Supported H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act. Supported H.R. 1493 & S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlement Act.

Client expense: $23,927 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Boilers. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA New Source Performance Standards for existing power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change, including administrative action regarding the social cost of carbon (SCC) calculations. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor administrative action related to the lease extension of the Navajo Generating Station. Monitor legislative and administrative action on issue of coal royalties. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule re-write. Monitor legislative and administrative action on the Clean Water Act. H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. H.R. 1104, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2013. H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013. H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. S. 1363, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. H.R. 1593, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. H.R. 1829, Coal Job Protection Act of 2013. H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013. H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America. H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013. H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. H.J.Res 64, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units." H.Con.Res 57, Expressing the opposition of the Congress to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. S.332, Climate Protection Act, 2013. S. 1514, Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013. S. 2152, ACCTION Act of 2014. S. 2287, Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act of 2014. S. 2288, Expanding Carbon Capture through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Boilers. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA New Source Performance Standards for existing power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change, including administrative action regarding the social cost of carbon (SCC) calculations. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor administrative action related to the lease extension of the Navajo Generating Station. Monitor legislative and administrative action on issue of coal royalties. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule re-write. Monitor legislative and administrative action on the Clean Water Act. H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. H.R. 1104, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2013. H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013. H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. S. 1363, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. H.R. 1593, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. H.R. 1829, Coal Job Protection Act of 2013. H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013. H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America. H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013. H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. H.J.Res 64, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units." H.Con.Res 57, Expressing the opposition of the Congress to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. S.332, Climate Protection Act, 2013. S. 1514, Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013. S. 2152, ACCTION Act of 2014. S. 2287, Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act of 2014. S. 2288, Expanding Carbon Capture through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act.

Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014 H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2516, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. J. Res. 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections S. Res. 562, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) OMB docket 2013-0007 (under Executive Order 12866; Technical Support Document: Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for the Regulatory Impact Analysis)(78 Fed. Reg. 70,586-70,588, November 26, 2013) Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; EPA: including use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel, and oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; the Judgment Fund; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; modernizing environmental regulation and permitting; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles

Client expense: $28,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4315 / S. 2635, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014 H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5171, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5314, Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience (PREPARE) Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 491, Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resource Development Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); definition of waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); EPA: including Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment, review of the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards, use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel, role of economy wide modeling in analysis of air regulations, and oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; modernizing environmental regulation and permitting; Superfund policy; environment and energy policy; mining policy

Client expense: $28,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Regulatory Decrees and Settlements (S. 714 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1493 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013)

Client expense: $57,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; H.R. 267, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R. 367, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act"; H.R. 540, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (energy efficiency); H.R. 580, the Expedited LNG for American Allies Act; H.R. 596, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act; H.R. 835, the Energy Assistance for American Families Act (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); H.R. 1211, the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014; H.R. 1422, the EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 1465, the "Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) 2013 Act "; H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1582, the Energy Consumer Relief Act; H.R. 1616, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 1659, the Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013; H.R. 1900, the "Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act"; H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 2126, the Better Buildings Act of 2013" (building energy benchmarking); H.R. 2128, the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 (HOMES Act); H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013; H.R. 2576, To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2641, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act; H.R. 2689, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); H.R. 2803, to establish a natural gas turbine RD&D program; H.R. 2804, the "All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act" (ALERT Act); H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act (permitting for cross-border energy infrastructure projects); H.R. 3654, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; H.R. 3760, the Export American Natural Gas Act of 2013; H.R. 3860, the Low Income Heating Improvement Act; H.R. 3963, the Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act of 2014; H.R. 3985, the Expand Act; H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; H.R. 4066, to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; H.R. 4092, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act; H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act; H.R. 4327, regarding FERC decisions affecting electricity costs; H.R. 4419, the "Sage-Grouse and Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Act"; H.R. 4536, the Department of Defense Energy Security Act; H.R. 4553, the Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014; H.R. 4801, directs the Department of Energy to report on using thermal insulation to save energy and water with water heating devices; H.R. 4874, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations That are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014 (SCRUB Act); H.R. 5072, the "American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act," to establish federal RES and EERs; H.R. 5205, the Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act; H.R. 5301, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act; H.R. 5335, the "Marine and Hydrokinectic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2014"; S. 15, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act"; S. 52, the Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act (Federal Building energy efficiency); S. 157, the Denali National Park Improvement Act; S. 192, the Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; S. 279, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; S. 306, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act; S. 362, the Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2013; S. 363, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 545, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; S. 552, the Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2013; S. 570, the Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013 (energy efficiency; clean energy and carbon reduction measures); S. 714, the "Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act"; S. 717, the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act; S. 761, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 763, the The Underground Gas Storage Facility Safety Act; S. 974, the Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2013; S. 1020, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013; S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act; S. 1030, the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) 2013 Act; S. 1084, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013; S. 1106, the SAVE Act; S. 1191, the Better Buildings Act (building energy benchmarking); S. 1199, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013; S. 1200, the Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013; S. 1205, the Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2013; S. 1206, a bill to encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings; S. 1218, the Senate Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013; S. 1230, the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013; S. 1261, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (energy efficiency); S. 1308, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 1397, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 1595, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; S. 1627, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act (Energy Efficiency Resource Standard; RES); S. 1739, a bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; S. 1767, the Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act of 2013; S. 1768, the Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; S. 2074, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; S. 2084, the Community Protection Act; S. 2112, the Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 2152, the Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in Our Nation (ACCTION) Act; S. 2161, the EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act; S. 2165, the Access to Consumer Energy Information Act; S. 2189, the Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act; S. 2198, the Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014; S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 2273, the Department of Defense Energy Security Act; S. 2287, the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act; S. 2288, the Expanding Carbon Capture through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act; S. 2379, the Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014; S. 2440, the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; S. 2479, the "Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act"; S. 2480, the Nevada Native Nations Land Act; S. 2494, The Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014; S. 2613, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014; S. 2727, the Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014; S. 2776, A bill to establish a Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Acceleration Fund to promote the establishment of not fewer than 10 commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration units in the United States during the next 10 years, and for other purposes.; S. 2823, the "North American Infrastructure Act"; S. 2901, to provide rebates for purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems; Advocacy related to natural gas supply and related issues; Advocacy related to transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity; Advocacy related to public/tribal lands renewables project siting, leasing, permitting, and management issues generally; Extension of Presidential memorandum on implementation of energy savings projects and performance-based contracting for energy savings.

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Regulatory Decrees and Settlements (S. 714 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1493 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013)

Client expense: $47,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

Government Issues (Executive Order No. 13563 - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review); Proposed Amendments Limiting Gifts from Registered Lobbyists and Lobbying Organizations (5 CFR Part 2635); Regulatory Decrees and Settlements (S. 714 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1493 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013); Regulatory Flexibility (H.R. 2542 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013)

Client expense: $11,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Boilers. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants.Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA New Source Performance Standards for existing power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change, including administrative action regarding the social cost of carbon (SCC) calculations. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor administrative action related to the lease extension of the Navajo Generating Station. Monitor legislative and administrative action on issue of coal royalties. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule re-write. H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. H.R. 1104, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2013. H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013. H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. S. 1363, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. H.R. 1593, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. H.R. 1829, Coal Job Protection Act of 2013. H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013. H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America. H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013. H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. H.J.Res 64, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units." H.Con.Res 57, Expressing the opposition of the Congress to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. S.332, Climate Protection Act, 2013. S. 1514, Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013. S. 2152, ACCTION Act of 2014.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported regulatory reform via H.R. 2804, H.R. 1493 & S. 714, H.R. 2122 & S. 1029, and H.R. 2641 Supported H.R. 4056 to encourage use of remanufactured parts in maintaining the federal vehicle fleet. Supported H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparancy Act. Supported H.R. 1493 & S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act.Supported H.R. 2641, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act. Supported S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act.

Client expense: $49,496 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S486, HR819 Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beach Act; opposing legislation that overturns successful and balanced off road vehicle management rule. S 486 Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act HR 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 RAPID Act, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 HR 4377, lobbied against relaxing of nepa requirements HR 1493, S 714 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 HR 1526, Restoring Healthy Forests for Communities Act (opposing provisions that dramatically increase timber sales in the Southeast.) S. 1294 TN Wild, supporting legislation that designates new wilderness in parts of the Cherokee National Forest H.R. 2954, opposing provisions related to driving on the beach at Cape Hatteras. H.R. 3590, opposing provisions that affect NEPA, the Wilderness Act, and EPA. H.R. 3964, opposing provisions that weaken federal environmental protection on water issues. H.R. 3806, Great Smokey Mountains National Park Agreement Act of 2013, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. _____, supporting funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. S. Res 573, Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, supporting the resolution.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S486, HR819 Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beach Act; opposing legislation that overturns successful and balanced off road vehicle management rule. S 486 Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act HR 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 RAPID Act, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 HR 4377, lobbied against relaxing of nepa requirements HR 1493, S 714 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 HR 1526, Restoring Healthy Forests for Communities Act (opposing provisions that dramatically increase timber sales in the Southeast.) S. 1294 TN Wild, supporting legislation that designates new wilderness in parts of the Cherokee National Forest H.R. 2954, opposing provisions related to driving on the beach at Cape Hatteras. H.R. 3590, opposing provisions that affect NEPA, the Wilderness Act, and EPA. H.R. 3964, opposing provisions that weaken federal environmental protection on water issues. H.R. 3806, Great Smokey Mountains National Park Agreement Act of 2013, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. _____, supporting funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Client expense: $5,572 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Global Trade Expansion: SBE Council continues to support expanding trade accords with nations to open markets for entrepreneurs and the U.S. business sector. SBE Council is monitoring and supporting efforts to accelerate the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and supports a new U.S.-EU trade accord. We are also supporting strong intellectual property (IP) provisions in these agreeements. SBE Council continues to advocate for streamlined and less costly processes for small businesses that operate in global markets, whether that be importing or exporting. Specific pieces of legislation SBE Council is supporting include: State Trade Coordination Act (H.R. 1926); Trade for Small Business and Jobs Act (H.R. 1916); Export Coordination Act (H.R. 1909). SBE Council also supports giving President Obama "trade promotion authority" and supports the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act (HR 3830, S.1900). Affordable Energy: SBE Council continues to support greater exploration and development of domestic energy resources, as well as construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. SBE Council opposes proposals and efforts to restrict liquefied natural gas exports, and is active supporting legislative efforts to expedite approval of Keystone and applications for LNG permits. Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) and Health Care Reform: SBE Council continues to advocate and comment on the proposed rules and regulations of Health and Human Services (HHS), and educate about potential problems with implementation of the law (ie: health care exchanges, mandates, etc.) that will raise costs and increase complexity for entrepreneurs. SBE Council supports repealing key provisions in the Affordable Care Act like the employer mandate, ACA tax increases (medical devices, individual tax hikes, the health insurance tax), individual mandate and restrictions placed on HSAs. During this period, we supported house passage of HR 2575, Save American Workers Act. Regulatory Reform: SBE Council continues to support reforms to improve transparency and accountability of the regulatory system for small businesses. Specific legislation includes: Regulatory Sunset and Review Act (HR309); National Regulatory Budget Act (S.2153); Sunshine and Regulatory Decrees and Settlement Act (HR 1493, S.714); Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (HR 899); Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Regulatory Transparency Act (HR 2804); All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act (HR 2804); Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act (HR 3193); Secret Science Reform Act (HR 4012 - also testified before U.S. House on this issue/legislation). SBE Council is also active on citing concerns about President Obama's Climate Action Plan, EPA's forthcoming Ozone and Power Plant rules. SBE Council testified before the U.S. House on the draft Promoting New Manufacturing Act. SBE Council provided testimony to SBA Omsbudman for Regulation on barriers to markets - apecifically energy markets through LNG export restrictions and the lengthy permitting process. Tax Reform and Relief: SBE Council continues to advocate for fundamental reform of the tax system, providing input to U.S. House and Senate members on specific proposals and principles for reform. We continue to comment and provid feedback on House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp's plan. SBE Council continues to push for lower tax rates for entrepreneurs (individual rates) and corporate entities, encouraging U.S. startup activity, elimination of capital gains and death taxes, simplicity, making permanent certain important features. Specifically during this period we supported House passage of: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (HR 4874); American Research and Competitiveness Act (HR 4438); American Small Business Tax Relief Act (HR 4457); Modify and Make Permanent Bonus Depreciation (HR 4718).

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Boilers. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA New Source Performance Standards for existing power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change, including administrative action regarding the social cost of carbon (SCC) calculations. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor administrative action related to the lease extension of the Navajo Generating Station. Monitor legislative and administrative action on issue of coal royalties. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule re-write. Monitor legislative and administrative action on the Clean Water Act. H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. H.R. 1104, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2013. H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013. H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. S. 1363, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. H.R. 1593, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. H.R. 1829, Coal Job Protection Act of 2013. H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013. H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America. H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013. H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. H.R. 4553, Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act. H.R. 4654, Lower Electric Bill Act of 2014. H.R. 4754, Managed Carbon Price Act of 2014. H.R. 4808, Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy from EPA Overreach Act. S. 2414, Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy from EPA Overreach Act. H.R. 4813, Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014. H.R. 4850, The Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014. H.J.Res 64, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units." H.Con.Res 57, Expressing the opposition of the Congress to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. S.332, Climate Protection Act, 2013. S. 1514, Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013. S. 2152, ACCTION Act of 2014. S. 2287, Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act of 2014. S. 2288, Expanding Carbon Capture through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act.

Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2279, Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4315, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014 S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 491, Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resource Development Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1536, Agency PAYGO Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice Nomination hearing for Director of the Office of Management and Budget Various issues relating to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554), requests for reconsideration; EPAs Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment; definition of waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); EPA review of the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPAs definition of solid waste rule; EPA science and research and development; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; EPA regulations, including identifying advantages of computable general equilibrium models for estimating impacts on entire economy of regulatory policy decisions; role of economy wide modeling in EPA analysis of air regulations; EPA Air and Water programs, including estimation of combined costs of regulations affecting energy industries; EPA Air Programs, including incompleteness of estimates of regulatory costs/benefits and employment impacts of proposed and final regulations; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; whole economy modeling of economic impact of environment and energy policy; Superfund policy; mining policy

Client expense: $21,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 H.R. 708 / S. 350, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, and valuation of costs and benefits H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014 S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Nomination hearing for Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice Nomination hearing for Director of the Office of Management and Budget Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; the Judgment Fund; Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) guidance to regulatory agencies regarding incorporation of social cost of carbon into regulatory benefits calculation; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; government reform, including proposal to combine SBA with other agencies; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles

Client expense: $21,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Educated members of Congress on the benefits of remanufactured parts and supported regulatory reform via H.R. 2804, H.R. 1493 & S. 714, H.R. 2122 & S. 1029, and H.R. 2641. Supported H.R. 4056 to encourage the use of remanufactured parts in maintaining the federal fleet. Supported H.R. 2122 & S. 1029 requiring lowest cost rulemaking alternative to meet statutory objection. Supported H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act. Supported H.R. 1493 & S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act. Supported H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act. Supported S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act.

Client expense: $55,725 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S486, HR819 Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beach Act; opposing legislation that overturns successful and balanced off road vehicle management rule. S 486 Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act HR 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013RAPID Act, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 HR 4377, lobbied against relaxing of nepa requirements HR 1493, S 714 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 HR 1526, Restoring Healthy Forests for Communities Act (opposing provisions that dramatically increase timber sales in the Southeast.) S. 1294 TN Wild, supporting legislation that designates new wilderness in parts of the Cherokee National Forest H.R. 2954, opposing provisions related to driving on the beach at Cape Hatteras. H.R. 3590, opposing provisions that affect NEPA, the Wilderness Act, and EPA. H.R. 3964, opposing provisions that weaken federal environmental protection on water issues. H.R. 3806, Great Smokey Mountains National Park Agreement Act of 2013, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. _____, supporting funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Regulatory Decrees and Settlements (S. 714 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1493 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013)

Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

Government Issues (Executive Order No. 13563 - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review); Proposed Amendments Limiting Gifts from Registered Lobbyists and Lobbying Organizations (5 CFR Part 2635); Regulatory Decrees and Settlements (S. 714 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1493 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013); Regulatory Flexibility (H.R. 2542 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013)

Client expense: $21,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Boilers. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants.Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA New Source Performance Standards for existing power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change, including administrative action regarding the social cost of carbon (SCC) calculations. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor administrative action related to the lease extension of the Navajo Generating Station. Monitor legislative and administrative action on issue of coal royalties. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule re-write. H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. H.R. 1104, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2013. H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013. H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. S. 1363, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. H.R. 1593, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. H.R. 1829, Coal Job Protection Act of 2013. H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013. H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America. H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013. H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. H.J.Res 64, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units." H.Con.Res 57, Expressing the opposition of the Congress to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. S.332, Climate Protection Act, 2013. S. 1514, Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013. S. 2152, ACCTION Act of 2014.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Boilers. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants.Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA New Source Performance Standards for existing power plants and section III(d) guidelines for existing plants. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change, including administrative action regarding the social cost of carbon (SCC) calculations. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor administrative action related to the lease extension of the Navajo Generating Station. Monitor legislative and administrative action on issue of coal royalties. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule re-write. H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. H.R. 1104, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2013. H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013. H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. S. 1363, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. H.R. 1593, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. H.R. 1829, Coal Job Protection Act of 2013. H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013. H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America. H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013. H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. H.J.Res 64, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units." H.Con.Res 57, Expressing the opposition of the Congress to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. S.332, Climate Protection Act, 2013. S. 1514, Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013. S. 2152, ACCTION Act of 2014.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $220,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; H.R. 267, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R. 367, "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act";H.R. 540, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act, (energy efficiency); H.R. 580, Expedited LNG for American Allies Act; H.R. 596, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; H.R. 678, Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act; H.R. 835, the Energy Assistance for American Families Act, (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); H.R. 1211, FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014; H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 1465, "Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) 2013 Act "; H.R. 1493, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1582, Energy Consumer Relief Act; H.R. 1616, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 1659, the Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013; H.R. 1900, "Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act"; H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 2126, the Better Buildings Act of 2013, (building energy benchmarking); H.R. 2128, the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 (HOMES Act); H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013; H.R. 2576, To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2641, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act; H.R. 2689, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); H.R. 2803, to establish a natural gas turbine RD&D program; H.R. 2804, "All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act" (ALERT Act); H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act (permitting for cross-border energy infrastructure projects); H.R. 3654, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; H.R. 3760, Export American Natural Gas Act of 2013; H.R. 3860, the Low Income Heating Improvement Act; H.R. 3963, the Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act of 2014; H.R. 3985, Expand Act; H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; H.R. 4066, to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; H.R. 4327, regarding FERC decisions affecting electricity costs; H.R. ___, Searching for and Cutting Regulations That are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014 (SCRUB Act); S. 15, "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act"; S. 52, the Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act, (Federal Building energy efficiency); S. 157, Denali National Park Improvement Act; S. 192, Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; S. 279, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; S. 306, Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act; S. 362, Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2013; S. 363, Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 545, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; S. 552, the Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2013; S. 570, the Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013, (energy efficiency; clean energy and carbon reduction measures); S. 714, "Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act"; S. 717, the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act; S. 761, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 763, A bill to authorize States to enforce pipeline safety requirements related to wellbores at interstate storage facilities; S. 1020, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013; S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act; S. 1030, Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) 2013 Act;S. 1084, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013; S. 1106, the SAVE Act; S. 1191, the Better Buildings Act, (building energy benchmarking); S. 1199, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013; S. 1200, the Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013; S. 1205, the Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2013; S. 1206, a bill to encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings; S. 1218, the Senate Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013; S. 1230, the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013; S. 1261, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (energy efficiency); S. 1308, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 1595, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; S. 1627, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act (Energy Efficiency Resource Standard; RES); S. 1739, a bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; S. 1767, Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act of 2013; S. 1768, Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; S. 2074, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; S. 2152, the Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in Our Nation (ACCTION) Act; S. 2165, the Access to Consumer Energy Information Act; Natural gas supply and related issues; Transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity; Extension of Presidential memorandum on implementation of energy savings projects and performance-based contracting for energy savings.

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Boilers. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants.Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA New Source Performance Standards for existing power plants. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change, including administrative action regarding the social cost of carbon (SCC) calculations. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor administrative action related to the lease extension of the Navajo Generating Station. Monitor legislative and administrative action on issue of coal royalties. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule re-write. H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013. H.R. 1104, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2013. H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013. H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. S. 1363, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. H.R. 1593, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. H.R. 1829, Coal Job Protection Act of 2013. H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013. H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America. H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013. H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. H.J.Res 64, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units." H.Con.Res 57, Expressing the opposition of the Congress to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. S.332, Climate Protection Act, 2013. S. 1514, Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013. S. 2152, ACCTION Act of 2014.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Regulatory Decrees and Settlements (S. 714 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1493 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013)

Client expense: $111,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

Government Issues (Executive Order No. 13563 - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review); Proposed Amendments Limiting Gifts from Registered Lobbyists and Lobbying Organizations (5 CFR Part 2635); Regulatory Decrees and Settlements (S. 714 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1493 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013); Regulatory Flexibility (H.R. 2542 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013)

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Educated members of Congress on the benefits of remanufactured parts. Supported H.R. 4056 to encourage the use of remanufactured parts in maintaining the federal fleet. Supported H.R. 2122 & S. 1029 requiring lowest cost rulemaking alternative to meet statutory objection.Supported H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act. Supported H.R. 1493 & S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act. Supported H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act. Supported S. 1397,Federal Permitting Improvement Act.

Client expense: $54,376 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Boilers. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants.Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for existing power plants. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change, including administrative action regarding the social cost of carbon (SCC) calculations. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor administrative action related to the lease extension of the Navajo Generating Station. Monitor legislative and administrative action on issue of coal royalties. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule re-write. H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013. S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013. H.R. 1104, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2013. H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013. H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. S. 1363, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. H.R. 1593, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. H.R. 1829, Coal Job Protection Act of 2013. H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013. H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America. H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013. H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act. H.J.Res 64, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". H.Con.Res 57, Expressing the opposition of the Congress to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. S. 332, Climate Protection Act of 2013. S. 1514, Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013. S. 2152, ACCTION Act of 2014.

Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Jumpstart Our Business Startup Act (JOBS Act): SBE Council continues to push for full implementation of the law (signed by President Obama on April 5, 2012) by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), such as Title III (crowdfunding regs) that align with the intent of Congress and President Obama. SBE Council filed comments on proposed regulations regarding Title III, and responds to inquiries from Congress about the progress of rulemakings.Tax Reform and Relief: SBE Council continues to advocate for fundamental reform of the tax system, providing input to U.S. House and Senate members on specific proposals and principles for reform. Specifically we have commented and provided feedback on House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp's plan. SBE Council continues to push for lower tax rates for entrepreneurs (individual rates) and corporate entities, encouraging U.S. startup activity, elimination of capital gains and death taxes, simplicity, making permanent certain important features (like Section 179 expensing and business expensing) and pointing out various legitimate business expenses that should remain deductible (i.e.: interest on debt), and against LIFO repeal. SBE Council continues to advocate for small business friendly tax reform working with our members and with coalition partners. SBE Council is pushing for a two-year extension of 2013 expiring tax provisions as a bridge to tax system overhaul. Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) and Health Care Reform: SBE Council continues to advocate and comment on the proposed rules and regulations of Health and Human Services (HHS), and educate about potential problems with implementation of the law (ie: health care exchanges, mandates, etc.) that will raise costs and increase complexity for entrepreneurs. SBE Council supports repealing key provisions in the Affordable Care Act like the employer mandate, ACA tax increases (medical devices, individual tax hikes, the health insurance tax) and restrictions placed on HSAs. Specific legislation SBE Council is supporting includes: Medical FSA Improvement Act (H.R. 1634); H.R. 45 - legislation to repeal ACA (supported passage); American Jobs Protection Act, (H.R. 903), (S. 399); Save American Workers Act (HR 2575 - suported passage); Special IG for Monitoring the ACA (HR 4158); Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty (H.R. 4118- supported House passage); and legislation to lift the cap on HSAs in the ACA (passed and signed by President Obama). Regulatory Reform: SBE Council continues to support reforms to improve transparency and accountability of the regulatory system for small businesses. Specific legislation includes: National Regulatory Budget Act (S.2153); Sunshine and Regulatory Decrees and Settlement Act (HR 1493, S.714); Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (HR 899); Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Regulatory Transparency Act (HR 2804); All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act (HR 2804); Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act (HR 3193); Secret Science Reform Act (HR 4012 - also testified before U.S. House on this issue/legislation). SBE Council is also active on citing concerns and providing written testimony to Congress on President Obama's Climate Action Plan, EPA's forthcoming Ozone and Power Plant rules. SBE Council also provided comments in support of EPA's proposal to reduce the ethanol blend for renewable fuel standards. Immigration Reform: SBE Council continues to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform specifically focusing on increasing high-tech, high-skill visas and adding low-skill and entrepreneur visas. We continue to oppose e-verify for small employers, and to express concern with e-verify and other general provisions in the Senate-passed bill (S.744) that burden small businesses or make it costly and impractical to utilize visas for business workforce needs. Affordable Energy: SBE Council continues to support greater exploration and development of domestic energy resources, as well as construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. SBE Council opposes proposals and efforts to restrict liquefied natural gas exports, and is active support legislative effort to expedite approval of Keystone and applications for LNG permits. Specific legislation SBE Council supports, includes: Electricity Security and Affordability Act (HR 3826, S.1905); Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America Act (HR 2824); Responsibly & Professionally Invigorating Development Act (HR 2641). SBE Council also opposes tax increases on the energy sector that will hurt small businesses in the industry and raise prices for small business consumers. Global Trade Expansion: SBE Council continues to support expanding trade accords with nations to open markets for entrepreneurs and the U.S. business sector. SBE Council is monitoring and supporting efforts to accelerate the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and supports a new U.S.-EU trade accord. We are also supporting strong intellectual property (IP) provisions in these agreeements. SBE Council continues to advocate for streamlined and less costly processes for small businesses that operate in global markets, whether that be importing or exporting. Specific pieces of legislation SBE Council is supporting include: State Trade Coordination Act (H.R. 1926); Trade for Small Business and Jobs Act (H.R. 1916); Export Coordination Act (H.R. 1909). SBE Council also supports giving President Obama "trade promotion authority" and supports the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act (HR 3830, S.1900).Telecommunications, Technology & IP: SBE Council continues to urge the federal government to release additional spectrum to accommodate the explosion in mobile device and wireless usage. With respect to auctions, SBE Council believes an open, market-based auction will yield better results for the private sector, small businesses, the federal government (in terms of revenues), investment and job creation. SBE Council also supports efforts to accelerate our nation to next generation high-speed internet protocol (IP) broadband networks and continues to voice our support to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for moving forward quickly on their plan. SBE Council is supporting efforts to "remake" and "retool" the mission of the FCC to ensure it regulates based on 21st century technologies and the rapid change in innovation and in the economy. Government Reform & Efficiency, Protection of Taxpayer Resources, Free Speech in America: SBE Council continues to support legislative initiatives that work to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government and how it uses tax dollars. Specific legislation includes: FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act (HR 1211- supported House passage); Taxpayer Transparency Act (HR 3308 - supported House passage, S.1921); Taxpayer Right to Know Act (H.R. S.2113); Taxpayer Transparency and Efficiency Audit Act (H.R. 2530); Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act (H.R. 2531). SBE Council also submitted comments to the IRS about proposed 501c4 rules and legislation that would slow agency rulemaking on this specific issue - Stop Targeting of Political Belief by the IRS Act (H.R. 3865, S.2011). Capital Access: Specific legislative measures include: Small Business Capital Access and Jobs Protection Act (H.R. 1105) and a bill that would ease SEC red tape, and lower costs for purchasing or selling a business (H.R. 2274 - supported House passage, S. 1923).

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2279, Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 491, Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resource Development Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Various issues relating to EPA's Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment; National Flood Insurance Program; nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice; EPA review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554), requests for reconsideration; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; EPA Air and Water programs, including estimation of combined costs of regulations affecting energy industries; EPA Air Programs, including incompleteness of estimates of regulatory costs/benefits and employment impacts of proposed and final regulations; whole economy modeling of economic impact of EPA regulations, including identifying advantages of computable general equilibrium models for estimating impacts on entire economy of regulatory policy decisions; environment and energy policy; mining policy

Client expense: $18,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, and valuation of costs and benefits H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment on the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone Nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; the Judgment Fund; Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) guidance to regulatory agencies regarding incorporation of social cost of carbon into regulatory benefits calculation; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice; government reform, including proposal to combine SBA with other agencies

Client expense: $18,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S486, HR819 Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beach Act; opposing legislation that overturns successful and balanced off road vehicle management rule. S 486 Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act HR 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013RAPID Act, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 HR 4377, lobbied against relaxing of nepa requirements HR 1493, S 714 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 HR 1526, Restoring Healthy Forests for Communities Act (opposing provisions that dramatically increase timber sales in the Southeast.) S. 1294 TN Wild, supporting legislation that designates new wilderness in parts of the Cherokee National Forest

Client expense: $13,098 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support: HR 1493, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act, and Senate companion bill, S. 714; HR 982, Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency Act; HR 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, and Senate companion bill, S. 1288. Oppose: HR 4068, SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Boilers. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants.Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for existing power plants. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change, including administrative action regarding the social cost of carbon (SCC) calculations. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor administrative action related to the lease extension of the Navajo Generating Station. Monitor legislative and administrative action on issue of coal royalties. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule re-write. Draft, House Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2014. H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013. H.R. 1104, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2013. H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013. H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. H.R. 1593, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. H.R. 1829, Coal Job Protection Act of 2013. H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013. H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America. H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013. H.J.Res 64, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". H.J.Res 57, Expressing the opposition of the Congress to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. S. 332, Climate Protection Act of 2013. S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. S. 1514, Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013. Draft, Whitfield-Manchin legislation regarding coal fired power plants.

Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Boilers. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants.Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA New Source Performance Standards for existing power plants. Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change, including administrative action regarding the social cost of carbon (SCC) calculations. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation. Monitor administrative action related to the lease extension of the Navajo Generating Station. Monitor legislative and administrative action on issue of coal royalties. Monitor federal and legislative activity related to the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule re-write. Draft, House Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2014. H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013. H.R. 1104, Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2013. H.R. 1287, Sound Science Act of 2013. H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013. H.R. 1593, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. H.R. 1829, Coal Job Protection Act of 2013. H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013. H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America. H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013. H.J.Res 64, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". H.J.Res 57, Expressing the opposition of the Congress to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. S.332, Climate Protection Act, 2013. S. 1514, Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013. Draft, Whitfield-Manchin legislation regarding coal fired power plants.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S486, HR819 Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beach Act; opposing legislation that overturns successful and balanced off road vehicle management rule. S 486 Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act HR 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013RAPID Act, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 HR 4377, lobbied against relaxing of nepa requirements HR 1493, S 714 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 HR 1526, Restoring Healthy Forests for Communities Act (opposing provisions that dramatically increase timber sales in the Southeast.)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1557, Plain Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, valuation of costs and benefits H.R. 2641 Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2844 / S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment on the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone Potential legislation relating to the disclosure of scientific data Various issues relating to oversight of agency compliance with Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) guidance to regulatory agencies regarding incorporation of social cost of carbon into regulatory benefits calculation; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings including cost-benefit analysis; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; disclosure by federal agencies of publicly-funded data used to support new rulemakings

Client expense: $16,490,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 527 / S. 783, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 601, Water Resource Development Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 Draft legislation regarding EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases from new and existing power plants Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; EPAs Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment; formaldehyde emissions standards for composite wood products; EPA draft rule Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act; Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554), requests for reconsideration; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; environment and energy policy; expanding NEPA analysis for exported products; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost benefit analysis; TSCA formaldehyde third party certification rule; mining policy

Client expense: $16,490,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Regulatory Decrees and Settlements (S. 714 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1493 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013)

Client expense: $81,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

Government Issues (Executive Order No. 13563 - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review); Proposed Amendments Limiting Gifts from Registered Lobbyists and Lobbying Organizations (5 CFR Part 2635); Regulatory Decrees and Settlements (S. 714 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1493 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013); Regulatory Flexibility (H.R. 2542 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013)

Client expense: $14,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013, including provisions relating to procurement policy H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, valuation of costs and benefits H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2844 / S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2909, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2013, including provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 2967 / S. 1351, Intergenerational Financial Obligations Reform (INFORM) Act S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment on the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 (draft) Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone Nomination of Environmental Protection Agency General Counsel Various issues relating to oversight of agency compliance with Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings; regulations relying upon particulate matter (PM) benefits during the rulemaking process; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings

Client expense: $12,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office