Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
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Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 Defines a "covered civil action" as a civil action seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action relating to a regulatory action that would affect: (1) the rights of private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. Defines a "covered consent decree" or a "covered settlement agreement" as: (1) a consent decree or settlement agreement entered into a covered civil action, and (2) any other consent decree or settlement agreement that requires agency action relating to such a regulatory action that affects the rights of such persons or governments. Requires an agency against which a covered civil action is brought to publish the notice of intent to sue and the complaint in a readily accessible manner, including by making such notice and complaint available online not later than 15 days after receiving service of such notice or complaint Requires an agency seeking to enter a covered consent decree or settlement agreement to publish such decree or agreement in the Federal Register and online not later than 60 days before it is filed with the court. Provides for public comment and public hearings on such decree or agreement. Requires the Attorney General or an agency head, if an agency is litigating a matter independently, to certify to the court that the Attorney General or the agency head approves of: (1) any proposed covered consent decree that includes terms that convert into a nondiscretionary duty a discretionary authority of an agency to propose, promulgate, revise, or amend regulations, commit an agency to expend funds that have not been appropriated and budgeted or to seek a particular appropriation or budget authorization, divest an agency of discretion committed to it by statute or the Constitution, or otherwise afford any relief that the court could not enter under its own authority; or (2) any proposed covered settlement agreement that includes terms that provide a remedy for a failure by the agency to comply with the terms of the agreement other than the revival of the civil action resolved by the agreement, interfere with the authority of an agency to revise, amend, or issue rules, or commit the agency to expend funds that have not been appropriated and budgeted or to exercise in a particular way discretion which was committed to the agency by statute or the Constitution. Requires a court to grant de novo review of a covered consent decree or settlement agreement if an agency files a motion to modify such decree or agreement on the basis that its terms are no longer fully in the public interest due to the agency's obligations to fulfill other duties or due to changed facts and circumstances.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S777-778; text of measure as introduced: CR S778-779)
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2016 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 8; H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure; H.R. 585, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; H.R. 653, the "FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act"; H.R. 898, the Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; H.R. 2663, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, to encourage development of renewable geothermal, solar and wind energy on public land; H.R. 2984, the "Fair RATES Act"; H.R. 4427, to amend Section 203 of the "Federal Power Act"; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title II: 21st Century Workforce; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Strategic Petroleum Reserve Mission Readiness Plan; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Energy Efficiency; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft FERC Process Coordination; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Hydropower Regulatory Modernization; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Energy Reliability and Security; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title III: Energy Diplomacy; S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, climate, renewables, and energy efficiency-related amendments; S. 110, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act; S. 112, the Common Sense in Species Protection Act; S. 133, A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 280, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 292, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; S. 378, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; S. 485, A bill to prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects (Boozman); S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, relating to water heaters; S. 562, A bill to promote exploration for geothermal resources, and for other purposes (Heller); S. 703, the"Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act" (Coons); S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch); S. 1039, A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings (Risch); S. 1057, A bill to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1063, the "American Energy Efficiency Act" (Franken); S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich); S. 1207, A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program under which the Secretary shall make grants to eligible partnerships to provide for the transformation of the electric grid by the year 2030 (Hirono); S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King); S. 1216, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties (Murkowski); S. 1217, A bill to establish an Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, to establish an Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1218, A bill to establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski); S. 1220, A bill to improve the distribution of energy in the United States (Murkowski); S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski); S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden); S. 1236, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1241, A bill to provide for the modernization, security, and resiliency of the electric grid, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy sector, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King); S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes (Udall); S. 1270, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes (Gardner); S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey); S. 1274, A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to reauthorize Federal agencies to enter into long-term contracts for the acquisition of energy (Hirono); S. 1293, A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes (Heitkamp); S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1405, A bill to require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (Franken); S. 1407, A bill to promote the development of renewable energy, including geothermal, solar and wind energy, on public land (Heller); S. 1434, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage portfolio standard, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1713, the "Low Income Solar Act"; S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 2089, the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell); Draft legislation on energy efficiency and codes and standards; General discussion hydro licensing reform; General discussion transmission permitting and siting issues; public lands; energy storage; distributed generation.
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. H.R. 653, FOIA Act.
Client expense: $1,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. H.R. 653, FOIA Act.
Client expense: $2,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Government Issues
S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. H.R. 653, FOIA Act.
Client expense: $2,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Security in Bonding Act (H.R. 838) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 427/S. 226) Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015 (H.R. 1666) Commonsense Contracting Act of 2015 (H.R. 1444) Procurement related amendments to FY17 National Defense Authorization Act (also a BUD issue) NLRB & DOL related amendments to the FY17 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (also a LBR & BUD issue) Freedom from Government Competition Act (H.R. 2044/S.1116) Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 (H.R. 712/S. 378) Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 (SCRUB Act) (H.R. 1155/S. 1683) Other federal procurement process issues impacting the construction industry (reverse auctions, design build)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE
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| John Cornyn | Republican | TX |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | FL |
| Mike Lee | Republican | UT |
| Orrin G. Hatch | Republican | UT |
| Rand Paul | Republican | KY |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | MO |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | TX |
2016 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure; H.R. 585, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; H.R. 653, the "FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act"; H.R. 898, the Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; H.R. 2663, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, to encourage development of renewable energy on public land; H.R. 2984, the "Fair RATES Act"; H.R. 5348, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; H.R. 4427, to amend Section 203 of the "Federal Power Act"; S. 110, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act; S. 112, the Common Sense in Species Protection Act; S. 133, A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 280, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 292, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; S. 378, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, relating to water heaters; S. 562, A bill to promote exploration for geothermal resources, and for other purposes (Heller); S. 703, the"Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act" (Coons); S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch); S. 1039, A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings (Risch); S. 1057, A bill to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1063, the "American Energy Efficiency Act" (Franken); S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich); S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King); S. 1216, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties (Murkowski); S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski); S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski); S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden); S. 1236, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King); S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes (Udall); S. 1270, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes (Gardner); S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey); S. 1293, A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes (Heitkamp); S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1405, A bill to require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (Franken); S. 1407, A bill to promote the development of renewable energy, including geothermal, solar and wind energy, on public land (Heller); S. 1434, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage portfolio standard, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 2089, the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell); S. 3012, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; S. 3018, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act; General discussion transmission permitting and siting issues; public lands; energy storage; distributed generation; H.R. 6227, the Grid Cybersecurity Research and Development Act.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants and section 111(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 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 and the Waters of the United States rulemaking. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to EPAs proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to EPAs Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities final rule. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to the Abandoned Mine Lands program. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to self-bonding. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to Trans Pacific Partnerships. S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. (Grassley) S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015. (Barrasso) S. 612, WIIN Act. (P.L. 114-332) S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015. (Capito) S. 1548, American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2015. (Whitehouse/Schatz carbon tax) S. 1891, Coal Royalty Fairness Act of 2015. (Wyden) S. 2339, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the royalty rate for coal produced from surface mines on Federal land, to prohibit the export of coal produced on Federal land, and for other purposes. (Markey) S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016. S. 3066, Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act. (Cantwell) H. Con. Res. 105, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the "Paris Agreement" announced on December 12, 2015, at the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. (McKinley) H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. (Collins) H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015. (McKinley) H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015. (Whitfield) H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees Retirement Act (vehicle for fast track) H.R. 2202, Tax Pollution, Not Profits Act. (Delaney- Carbon tax) H.R. 2637, Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act. (Kelly) H.R. 3303, Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2015. (Cartwright) H.R. 4456, RECLAIM Act of 2016. (Rogers) H.R. 5500, Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act. (Cartwright) H.R.3844, Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act. (Hice) H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 50/S. 189, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 653, FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act of 2016 H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2015 H.R. 1669, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 H.R. 4768/S. 2724, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5328, Federal Agency Complete Transparency (FACT) Act of 2016 H.R. 5538/S. 3068, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 S. 1820, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 S. 2847, Prove It Act of 2016 H. Con. Res. 125, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026, including provisions relating to scoring rule for energy savings performance contracts Draft legislation on the clarification of the General Duty Clause in the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (81 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Final regulations on protecting and promoting the open internet (80 Fed. Reg. 19,738-19,850, April 13, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; agency independence; Congressional Budget Office scoring; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; proposed and potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; small business regulatory reform legislation; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)
Client expense: $18,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 H.J. Res. 72/S.J. Res. 24, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, particularly state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Final regulations on stream protection rule (81 Fed. Reg. 93,066-93,445, December 20, 2016) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notice Draft Ecological Risk Assessment: Atrazine (81 Fed.Reg. 36,301, June 6, 2016) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (81 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES): applications and program updates (81 Fed. Reg. 31,344-31,374, May 18, 2016) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy; EPAs stream buffer rule; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (P.L. 96-510) section 108(b) rulemaking; EPA proposed atrazine risk assessment
Client expense: $18,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
S 426/HR 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 S 378/HR 712, the "Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act S 1683/HR 1155, the "Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act S 2570, Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2016 HR 4636, Preventing Overreach Within the Executive Rulemaking System (POWERS) Act
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 22 - Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) H.R. 22 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (FAST Act) H.R. 50 - the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348 - Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating Development Act (RAPID Act) H.R. 399 - Secure Our Borders First Act H.R. 427 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 (REINS Act) H.R. 445 - Transparency in Rule Making Act H.R. 527 - the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 (SBRFIA) H.R. 585 - ESA Consent Decrees and Settlements H.R. 712 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 758 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R.1155 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 (SCRUB Act of 2015) H.R. 1407 - Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1487 - American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 (only the judicial review part) H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act H.R. 1759 - ALERT Act H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 and amendments H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 (only the judicial review, EAJA, and bonding sections) H.R. 3279 - Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act HR 3353 - Clean Water Citizen Suits HR 3438 - REVIEW Act H. R. 3763 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (STRR Act) H.R. 4768 - Separation of Powers Act of 2016 (SOPA Act) H.R. 4612 Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5063 Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 and Gosar Amendment No. 5 H.R. 2304 the Securing Participation, Engagement and Knowledge Freedom by Reducing Egregious Efforcts Act of 2015 (SPEAK FREE Act) H.R. 5226 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016 H.R. 5982 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendment #155) S. 280 - Federal Permitting Improvement Act S. 293 - ESA Consent Decrees and Settlements S. 378 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 S. 544 - Secret Science Reform Act S. 708 - Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1607 - Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act S. 1647-Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) S. 1817 - Smarter Regs Act S. 1818 - Principled Rulemaking Act S. 1820 - Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 1927 - High Impact Rules S. 1944 - RED Tape Act S. 2506 - Restoring Statutory Rights Act of 2016 S.2997 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 Criminal Justice Reform Package Rulemakings: CEQ, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) CEQ, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (Aug. 2, 2016) Draft U.S. DOI Environmental Justice Strategic Plan 2016-2020 EPA, Environmental Justice Action Agenda 2016-2020 (EJ 2020)
Client expense: $77,176 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. H.R. 653, FOIA Act.
Client expense: $1,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 22, FAST Act; H.R. 415, Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015; H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act; H.R. 2768, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 2783, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 3977, Trash Reduction Act of 2015; S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015; Alternative Fuel Tax Credit; Fuel Cell Property Tax Credit; Investment Tax Credit; Sec 385; Tax Reform
Client expense: $2,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 712 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 -Defines a "covered civil action" as a civil action seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action relating to a regulatory action that would affect: (1) the rights of private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. Defines a "covered consent decree" or a "covered settlement agreement" as: (1) a consent decree or settlement agreement entered into a covered civil action, and (2) any other consent decree or settlement agreement that requires agency action relating to such a regulatory action that affects the rights of such persons or governments. S. 378 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 -Defines a "covered civil action" as a civil action seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action relating to a regulatory action that would affect: (1) the rights of private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. Defines a "covered consent decree" or a "covered settlement agreement" as: (1) a consent decree or settlement agreement entered into a covered civil action, and (2) any other consent decree or settlement agreement that requires agency action relating to such a regulatory action that affects the rights of such persons or governments. S.1536- Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act -This bill modifies the rule making requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possession, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). The definition of "rule" under RFA is expanded to include all agency rules, except for rules that pertain to the protection of the rights of, or benefits for, veterans or rules of particular (and not general) applicability relating to rates, wages, and other financial indicators. Under a new definition of "economic impact," agencies are required to consider any direct economic effect of a proposed rule on small entities and any indirect economic effect on small entities that is reasonably foreseeable and that results from such rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure; H.R. 585, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; H.R. 653, the "FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act"; H.R. 898, the Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; H.R. 2663, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, to encourage development of renewable energy on public land; H.R. 2984, the "Fair RATES Act"; H.R. 5348, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; H.R. 4427, to amend Section 203 of the "Federal Power Act"; S. 110, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act; S. 112, the Common Sense in Species Protection Act; S. 133, A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 280, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 292, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; S. 378, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, relating to water heaters; S. 562, A bill to promote exploration for geothermal resources, and for other purposes (Heller); S. 703, the"Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act" (Coons); S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch); S. 1039, A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings (Risch); S. 1057, A bill to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1063, the "American Energy Efficiency Act" (Franken); S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich); S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King); S. 1216, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties (Murkowski); S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski); S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski); S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden); S. 1236, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King); S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes (Udall); S. 1270, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes (Gardner); S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey); S. 1293, A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes (Heitkamp); S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1405, A bill to require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (Franken); S. 1407, A bill to promote the development of renewable energy, including geothermal, solar and wind energy, on public land (Heller); S. 1434, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage portfolio standard, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 2089, the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell); S. 3012, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; S. 3018, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act; General discussion transmission permitting and siting issues; public lands; energy storage; distributed generation; H.R. 6227, the Grid Cybersecurity Research and Development Act.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure; H.R. 585, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; H.R. 653, the "FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act"; H.R. 898, the Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; H.R. 2663, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, to encourage development of renewable energy on public land; H.R. 2984, the "Fair RATES Act"; H.R. 5348, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; H.R. 4427, to amend Section 203 of the "Federal Power Act"; S. 110, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act; S. 112, the Common Sense in Species Protection Act; S. 133, A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 280, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 292, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; S. 378, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, relating to water heaters; S. 562, A bill to promote exploration for geothermal resources, and for other purposes (Heller); S. 703, the"Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act" (Coons); S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch); S. 1039, A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings (Risch); S. 1057, A bill to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1063, the "American Energy Efficiency Act" (Franken); S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich); S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King); S. 1216, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties (Murkowski); S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski); S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski); S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden); S. 1236, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King); S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes (Udall); S. 1270, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes (Gardner); S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey); S. 1293, A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes (Heitkamp); S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1405, A bill to require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (Franken); S. 1407, A bill to promote the development of renewable energy, including geothermal, solar and wind energy, on public land (Heller); S. 1434, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage portfolio standard, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 2089, the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell); S. 3012, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; S. 3018, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act; General discussion transmission permitting and siting issues; public lands; energy storage; distributed generation.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 8; H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure; H.R. 585, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; H.R. 653, the "FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act"; H.R. 898, the Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; H.R. 2663, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, to encourage development of renewable geothermal, solar and wind energy on public land; H.R. 2984, the "Fair RATES Act"; H.R. 4427, to amend Section 203 of the "Federal Power Act"; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title II: 21st Century Workforce; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Strategic Petroleum Reserve Mission Readiness Plan; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Energy Efficiency; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft FERC Process Coordination; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Hydropower Regulatory Modernization; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Energy Reliability and Security; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title III: Energy Diplomacy; S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, climate, renewables, and energy efficiency-related amendments; S. 110, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act; S. 112, the Common Sense in Species Protection Act; S. 133, A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 280, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 292, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; S. 378, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; S. 485, A bill to prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects (Boozman); S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, relating to water heaters; S. 562, A bill to promote exploration for geothermal resources, and for other purposes (Heller); S. 703, the"Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act" (Coons); S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch); S. 1039, A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings (Risch); S. 1057, A bill to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1063, the "American Energy Efficiency Act" (Franken); S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich); S. 1207, A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program under which the Secretary shall make grants to eligible partnerships to provide for the transformation of the electric grid by the year 2030 (Hirono); S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King); S. 1216, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties (Murkowski); S. 1217, A bill to establish an Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, to establish an Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1218, A bill to establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski); S. 1220, A bill to improve the distribution of energy in the United States (Murkowski); S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski); S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden); S. 1236, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1241, A bill to provide for the modernization, security, and resiliency of the electric grid, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy sector, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King); S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes (Udall); S. 1270, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes (Gardner); S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey); S. 1274, A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to reauthorize Federal agencies to enter into long-term contracts for the acquisition of energy (Hirono); S. 1293, A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes (Heitkamp); S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1405, A bill to require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (Franken); S. 1407, A bill to promote the development of renewable energy, including geothermal, solar and wind energy, on public land (Heller); S. 1434, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage portfolio standard, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1713, the "Low Income Solar Act"; S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 2089, the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell); Draft legislation on energy efficiency and codes and standards; General discussion hydro licensing reform; General discussion transmission permitting and siting issues; public lands; energy storage; distributed generation.
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure; H.R. 585, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; H.R. 653, the "FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act"; H.R. 898, the Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; H.R. 2663, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, to encourage development of renewable energy on public land; H.R. 2984, the "Fair RATES Act"; H.R. 5348, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; H.R. 4427, to amend Section 203 of the "Federal Power Act"; S. 110, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act; S. 112, the Common Sense in Species Protection Act; S. 133, A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 280, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 292, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; S. 378, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, relating to water heaters; S. 562, A bill to promote exploration for geothermal resources, and for other purposes (Heller); S. 703, the"Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act" (Coons); S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch); S. 1039, A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings (Risch); S. 1057, A bill to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1063, the "American Energy Efficiency Act" (Franken); S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich); S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King); S. 1216, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties (Murkowski); S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski); S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski); S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden); S. 1236, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King); S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes (Udall); S. 1270, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes (Gardner); S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey); S. 1293, A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes (Heitkamp); S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1405, A bill to require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (Franken); S. 1407, A bill to promote the development of renewable energy, including geothermal, solar and wind energy, on public land (Heller); S. 1434, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage portfolio standard, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 2089, the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell); S. 3012, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; S. 3018, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act; General discussion transmission permitting and siting issues; public lands; energy storage; distributed generation; H.R. 6227, the Grid Cybersecurity Research and Development Act.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure; H.R. 585, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; H.R. 653, the "FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act"; H.R. 898, the Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; H.R. 2663, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, to encourage development of renewable energy on public land; H.R. 2984, the "Fair RATES Act"; H.R. 5348, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; H.R. 4427, to amend Section 203 of the "Federal Power Act"; S. 110, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act; S. 112, the Common Sense in Species Protection Act; S. 133, A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 280, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 292, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; S. 378, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, relating to water heaters; S. 562, A bill to promote exploration for geothermal resources, and for other purposes (Heller); S. 703, the"Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act" (Coons); S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch); S. 1039, A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings (Risch); S. 1057, A bill to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1063, the "American Energy Efficiency Act" (Franken); S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich); S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King); S. 1216, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties (Murkowski); S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski); S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski); S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden); S. 1236, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King); S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes (Udall); S. 1270, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes (Gardner); S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey); S. 1293, A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes (Heitkamp); S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1405, A bill to require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (Franken); S. 1407, A bill to promote the development of renewable energy, including geothermal, solar and wind energy, on public land (Heller); S. 1434, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage portfolio standard, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 2089, the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell); S. 3012, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; S. 3018, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act; General discussion transmission permitting and siting issues; public lands; energy storage; distributed generation.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Security in Bonding Act (H.R. 838) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 427/S. 226) Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015 (H.R. 1666) Commonsense Contracting Act of 2015 (H.R. 1444) Procurement related amendments to FY17 National Defense Authorization Act (also a BUD issue) NLRB & DOL related amendments to the FY17 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (also a LBR & BUD issue) Freedom from Government Competition Act (H.R. 2044/S.1116) Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 (H.R. 712/S. 378) Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 (SCRUB Act) (H.R. 1155/S. 1683) Other federal procurement process issues impacting the construction industry (reverse auctions, design build)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. H.R. 653, FOIA Act.
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 22, FAST Act; H.R. 415, Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015; H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act; H.R. 2768, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 2783, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 3977, Trash Reduction Act of 2015; S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015; Alternative Fuel Tax Credit; Fuel Cell Property Tax Credit; Investment Tax Credit; Sec 385; Tax Reform
Client expense: $2,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 22 - Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) H.R. 22 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (FAST Act) H.R. 50 - the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348 - Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating Development Act (RAPID Act) H.R. 399 - Secure Our Borders First Act H.R. 427 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 (REINS Act) H.R. 445 - Transparency in Rule Making Act H.R. 527 - the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 (SBRFIA) H.R. 585 - ESA Consent Decrees and Settlements H.R. 712 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 758 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R.1155 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 (SCRUB Act of 2015) H.R. 1407 - Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1487 - American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 (only the judicial review part) H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act H.R. 1759 - ALERT Act H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 and amendments H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 (only the judicial review, EAJA, and bonding sections) H.R. 3279 - Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act HR 3353 - Clean Water Citizen Suits HR 3438 - REVIEW Act H. R. 3763 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (STRR Act) H.R. 4768 - Separation of Powers Act of 2016 (SOPA Act) H.R. 4612 Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5063 Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 and Gosar Amendment No. 5 H.R. 2304 the Securing Participation, Engagement and Knowledge Freedom by Reducing Egregious Efforcts Act of 2015 (SPEAK FREE Act) H.R. 5226 - Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016 H.R. 5982 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendment #155) S. 280 - Federal Permitting Improvement Act S. 293 - ESA Consent Decrees and Settlements S. 378 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 S. 544 - Secret Science Reform Act S. 708 - Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1607 - Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act S. 1647-Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) S. 1817 - Smarter Regs Act S. 1818 - Principled Rulemaking Act S. 1820 - Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 1927 - High Impact Rules S. 1944 - RED Tape Act S. 2506 - Restoring Statutory Rights Act of 2016 S.2997 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 Criminal Justice Reform Package Rulemakings: CEQ, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) CEQ, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (Aug. 2, 2016) Draft U.S. DOI Environmental Justice Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Environmental Justice Action Agenda 2016-2020 (EJ 2020)
Client expense: $79,453 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), including provisions relating to state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed rule on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75-411, December 17, 2014) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (80 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES): applications and program updates (81 Fed. Reg. 31,344-31,374, May 18, 2016) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy; EPAs stream buffer rule; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (P.L. 96-510) section 108(b) rulemaking; EPA proposed atrazine risk assessment
Client expense: $18,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 50/S. 189, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 653, FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act of 2016 H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 H.R. 4768/S. 2724, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5328, Federal Agency Complete Transparency (FACT) Act of 2016 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5538/S. 3068 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including the EPAs ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards and the use of social cost of carbon in federal rulemakings and policymaking H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 S. 1820, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 S. 2847, Prove It Act of 2016 S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H. Con. Res. 125, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (114th Congress), Section 311 Draft legislation on the clarification of the General Duty Clause in the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; agency independence; Congressional Budget Office scoring; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; proposed and potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; open internet order; small business regulatory reform legislation
Client expense: $18,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Small Business
S 426/HR 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 S 378/HR 712, the "Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act S 1683/HR 1155, the "Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act S 2570, Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2016 HR 4636, Preventing Overreach Within the Executive Rulemaking System (POWERS) Act
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants and section 111(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 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 and the Waters of the United States rulemaking. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to EPAs proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to EPAs Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities final rule. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to the Abandoned Mine Lands program. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to self-bonding. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to Trans Pacific Partnerships. S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015. S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015. S. 1548, American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2015. S. 1891, Coal Royalty Fairness Act of 2015. S. 2339, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the royalty rate for coal produced from surface mines on Federal land, to prohibit the export of coal produced on Federal land, and for other purposes. S. 3066, Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act. H. Con. Res. 105, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the "Paris Agreement" announced on December 12, 2015, at the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015. H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015. H.R. 3303, Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2015. H.R.3844, Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act. H.R. 4456, RECLAIM Act of 2016. H.R. 5500, Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure; H.R. 585, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; H.R. 653, the "FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act"; H.R. 898, the Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; H.R. 2663, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, to encourage development of renewable energy on public land; H.R. 2984, the "Fair RATES Act"; H.R. 5348, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; H.R. 4427, to amend Section 203 of the "Federal Power Act"; S. 110, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act; S. 112, the Common Sense in Species Protection Act; S. 133, A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 280, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 292, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; S. 378, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, relating to water heaters; S. 562, A bill to promote exploration for geothermal resources, and for other purposes (Heller); S. 703, the"Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act" (Coons); S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch); S. 1039, A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings (Risch); S. 1057, A bill to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1063, the "American Energy Efficiency Act" (Franken); S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich); S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King); S. 1216, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties (Murkowski); S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski); S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski); S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden); S. 1236, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King); S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes (Udall); S. 1270, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes (Gardner); S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey); S. 1293, A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes (Heitkamp); S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1405, A bill to require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (Franken); S. 1407, A bill to promote the development of renewable energy, including geothermal, solar and wind energy, on public land (Heller); S. 1434, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage portfolio standard, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 2089, the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell); S. 3012, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; S. 3018, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act; General discussion transmission permitting and siting issues; public lands; energy storage; distributed generation; H.R. 6227, the Grid Cybersecurity Research and Development Act.
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 712 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 -Defines a "covered civil action" as a civil action seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action relating to a regulatory action that would affect: (1) the rights of private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. Defines a "covered consent decree" or a "covered settlement agreement" as: (1) a consent decree or settlement agreement entered into a covered civil action, and (2) any other consent decree or settlement agreement that requires agency action relating to such a regulatory action that affects the rights of such persons or governments. S. 378 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 -Defines a "covered civil action" as a civil action seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action relating to a regulatory action that would affect: (1) the rights of private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. Defines a "covered consent decree" or a "covered settlement agreement" as: (1) a consent decree or settlement agreement entered into a covered civil action, and (2) any other consent decree or settlement agreement that requires agency action relating to such a regulatory action that affects the rights of such persons or governments. S.1536- Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act -This bill modifies the rule making requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possession, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). The definition of "rule" under RFA is expanded to include all agency rules, except for rules that pertain to the protection of the rights of, or benefits for, veterans or rules of particular (and not general) applicability relating to rates, wages, and other financial indicators. Under a new definition of "economic impact," agencies are required to consider any direct economic effect of a proposed rule on small entities and any indirect economic effect on small entities that is reasonably foreseeable and that results from such rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Security in Bonding Act (H.R. 838) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 427/S. 226) Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015 (H.R. 1666) Commonsense Contracting Act of 2015 (H.R. 1444) Procurement related amendments to FY17 National Defense Authorization Act (also a BUD issue) NLRB & DOL related amendments to the FY17 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (also a LBR & BUD issue) Freedom from Government Competition Act (H.R. 2044/S.1116) Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 (H.R. 712/S. 378) Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 (SCRUB Act) (H.R. 1155/S. 1683) Other federal procurement process issues impacting the construction industry (reverse auctions, design build)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants and section 111(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 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 and the Waters of the United States rulemaking. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to EPAs proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to EPAs Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities final rule. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to the Abandoned Mine Lands program. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to self-bonding. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to Trans Pacific Partnerships. S. J. Res. 23, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". S. J. Res. 24, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015. S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015. S. 1548, American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2015. S. 1891, Coal Royalty Fairness Act of 2015. S. 2339, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the royalty rate for coal produced from surface mines on Federal land, to prohibit the export of coal produced on Federal land, and for other purposes. S. 3066, Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act. H. Con. Res. 105, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the "Paris Agreement" announced on December 12, 2015, at the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. H. J. Res. 71, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". H. J. Res. 72, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015. H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015. H.R. 3303, Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2015. H.R. 4456, RECLAIM Act of 2016. H.R. 5500, Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Small Business
S 426/HR 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 S 378/HR 712, the "Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act S 1683/HR 1155, the "Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act S 2570, Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2016 HR 4636, Preventing Overreach Within the Executive Rulemaking System (POWERS) Act
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 22 - Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) H.R. 22 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (FAST Act) H.R. 50 - the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348 - Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating Development Act (RAPID Act) H.R. 399 - Secure Our Borders First Act H.R. 427 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 (REINS Act) H.R. 445 - Transparency in Rule Making Act H.R. 527 - the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 (SBRFIA) H.R. 585 - ESA Consent Decrees and Settlements H.R. 712 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 758 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R.1155 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 (SCRUB Act of 2015) H.R. 1407 - Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1487 - American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 (only the judicial review part) H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act H.R. 1759 - ALERT Act H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 and amendments H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 (only the judicial review, EAJA, and bonding sections) H.R. 3279 - Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act HR 3353 - Clean Water Citizen Suits HR 3438 - REVIEW Act H. R. 3763 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (STRR Act) H.R. 4768 - Separation of Powers Act of 2016 (SOPA Act) H.R. 4612 Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5063 Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 H.R. 2304 the Securing Participation, Engagement and Knowledge Freedom by Reducing Egregious Efforcts Act of 2015 (SPEAK FREE Act) S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendment #155) S. 280 - Federal Permitting Improvement Act S. 293 - ESA Consent Decrees and Settlements S. 378 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 S. 544 - Secret Science Reform Act S. 708 - Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1607 - Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act S. 1647-Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) S. 1817 - Smarter Regs Act S. 1818 - Principled Rulemaking Act S. 1820 - Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 1927 - High Impact Rules S. 1944 - RED Tape Act S. 2506 - Restoring Statutory Rights Act of 2016 S.2997 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 Criminal Justice Reform Package Rulemakings: CEQ, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) Draft U.S. DOI Environmental Justice Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Environmental Justice Action Agenda 2016-2020 (EJ 2020)
Client expense: $127,981 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 22, FAST Act; H.R. 415, Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015; H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act; H.R. 2768, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 2783, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 3977, Trash Reduction Act of 2015; S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015; Alternative Fuel Tax Credit; Fuel Cell Property Tax Credit; Tax Reform
Client expense: $2,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. H.R. 653, FOIA Act.
Client expense: $1,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 50/S. 189, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 653, FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act of 2016 H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4768/S. 2724, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5328, Federal Agency Complete Transparency (FACT) Act of 2016 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5538, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 S. 1820, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 S. 2232, Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 S. 2847, Prove It Act of 2016 S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Draft legislation titled Data Breach and Cybersecurity Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (80 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; proposed and potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; revisions to Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; citizen suits recodifications; open internet order; improved Congressional oversight on Federal Agency Compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-4); small business regulatory reform legislation; EPA-USGS Technical Report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration
Client expense: $22,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 3801 and Senate Amendment 3811 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, particularly state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (80 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES): applications and program updates (81 Fed. Reg. 31,344-31,374, May 18, 2016) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy; EPAs stream buffer rule; EPA-USGS technical report titled Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration
Client expense: $22,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Chemical Safety Improvement Act (S.697), TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R.2576), EPAs proposed rule titled Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7) Risk Management Plan Rule, Regulatory reform - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act (H.R.712, S.378) and Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act (H.R.2631, S.1487)
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure; H.R. 585, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; H.R. 653, the "FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act"; H.R. 898, the Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; H.R. 2663, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, to encourage development of renewable energy on public land; H.R. 2984, the "Fair RATES Act"; H.R. 5348, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; H.R. 4427, to amend Section 203 of the "Federal Power Act"; S. 110, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act; S. 112, the Common Sense in Species Protection Act; S. 133, A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 280, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 292, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; S. 378, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, relating to water heaters; S. 562, A bill to promote exploration for geothermal resources, and for other purposes (Heller); S. 703, the"Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act" (Coons); S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch); S. 1039, A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings (Risch); S. 1057, A bill to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1063, the "American Energy Efficiency Act" (Franken); S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich); S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King); S. 1216, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties (Murkowski); S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski); S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski); S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden); S. 1236, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King); S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes (Udall); S. 1270, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes (Gardner); S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey); S. 1293, A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes (Heitkamp); S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1405, A bill to require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (Franken); S. 1407, A bill to promote the development of renewable energy, including geothermal, solar and wind energy, on public land (Heller); S. 1434, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage portfolio standard, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 2089, the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell); S. 3012, the Public Engagement at FERC Act; S. 3018, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act; General discussion transmission permitting and siting issues; public lands; energy storage; distributed generation.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 712 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 -Defines a "covered civil action" as a civil action seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action relating to a regulatory action that would affect: (1) the rights of private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. Defines a "covered consent decree" or a "covered settlement agreement" as: (1) a consent decree or settlement agreement entered into a covered civil action, and (2) any other consent decree or settlement agreement that requires agency action relating to such a regulatory action that affects the rights of such persons or governments. S. 378 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 -Defines a "covered civil action" as a civil action seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action relating to a regulatory action that would affect: (1) the rights of private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. Defines a "covered consent decree" or a "covered settlement agreement" as: (1) a consent decree or settlement agreement entered into a covered civil action, and (2) any other consent decree or settlement agreement that requires agency action relating to such a regulatory action that affects the rights of such persons or governments. S.1536- Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act -This bill modifies the rule making requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possession, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). The definition of "rule" under RFA is expanded to include all agency rules, except for rules that pertain to the protection of the rights of, or benefits for, veterans or rules of particular (and not general) applicability relating to rates, wages, and other financial indicators. Under a new definition of "economic impact," agencies are required to consider any direct economic effect of a proposed rule on small entities and any indirect economic effect on small entities that is reasonably foreseeable and that results from such rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Government Issues
S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. H.R. 653, FOIA Act.
Client expense: $2,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Security in Bonding Act (H.R. 838) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 427/S. 226) Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015 (H.R. 1666) Commonsense Contracting Act of 2015 (H.R. 1444) Procurement related amendments to FY17 National Defense Authorization Act (also a BUD issue) NLRB & DOL related amendments to the FY17 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (also a LBR & BUD issue) Freedom from Government Competition Act (H.R. 2044/S.1116) Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 (H.R. 712/S. 378) Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 (SCRUB Act) (H.R. 1155/S. 1683) Other federal procurement process issues impacting the construction industry (reverse auctions, design build)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitor legislative and administrative action related to EPA Rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards for new power plants and section 111(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 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 and the Waters of the United States rulemaking. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to EPAs proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to EPAs Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities final rule. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to the Abandoned Mine Lands program. Monitor legislation and administrative action related to Trans Pacific Partnerships. S. J. Res. 23, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". S. J. Res. 24, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". S. 66, a bill to prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions. S. 234, Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015. S. 293, a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015. S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015. S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015. S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act. S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2015. S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act. S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act. S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015. S. 1548, American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2015. S. 1891, Coal Royalty Fairness Act of 2015. S. 2339, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the royalty rate for coal produced from surface mines on Federal land, to prohibit the export of coal produced on Federal land, and for other purposes. H. Con. Res. 105, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the "Paris Agreement" announced on December 12, 2015, at the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. H. J. Res. 71, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". H. J. Res. 72, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 585, a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. H.R. 912, Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act. H.R. 1029, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015. H.R. 1030, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015. H.R. 1203, 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. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1320, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015. H.R. 1327, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2015. H.R. 1388, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act. H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining Act. H.R. 1667, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015. H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015. H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015. H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees Retirement Act. H.R. 2202, Tax Pollution, Not Profits Act. H.R. 2637, Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act. H.R. 3303, Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2015. H.R. 4456, RECLAIM Act of 2016.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Support HR 2631 / S 1487, the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 Support HR 3438, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wish Lists Act of 2015 Support S 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business Acr of 2015 (RISE Small Business Act of 2015) Support S 378 / HR 712 the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Small Business
S 426/HR 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 S 378/HR 712, the "Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act S 1683/HR 1155, the "Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act S 2570, Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2016 HR 4636, Preventing Overreach Within the Executive Rulemaking System (POWERS) Act
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2016 · first_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 22 - Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) H.R. 22 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (FAST Act) H.R. 50 - the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348 - Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating Development Act (RAPID Act) H.R. 399 - Secure Our Borders First Act H.R. 427 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 (REINS Act) H.R. 445 - Transparency in Rule Making Act H.R. 527 - the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 (SBRFIA) H.R. 585 - ESA Consent Decrees and Settlements H.R. 712 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 758 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R.1155 - Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 (SCRUB Act of 2015) H.R. 1407 - Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1487 - American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 (only the judicial review part) H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act H.R. 1759 - ALERT Act H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 (only the judicial review, EAJA, and bonding sections) H.R. 3279 - Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act HR 3353 - Clean Water Citizen Suits HR 3438 - REVIEW Act H. R. 3763 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (STRR Act) S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendment #155) S. 280 - Federal Permitting Improvement Act S. 293 - ESA Consent Decrees and Settlements S. 378 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 S. 544 - Secret Science Reform Act S. 708 - Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1607 - Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act S. 1647-Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) S. 1817 - Smarter Regs Act S. 1818 - Principled Rulemaking Act S. 1820 - Early Participation in Regulations Act S. 1927 - High Impact Rules S. 1944 - RED Tape Act S. 2506 - Restoring Statutory Rights Act of 2016 Rulemakings: CEQ, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014)
Client expense: $99,930 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service