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Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
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Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act This bill revises the standard under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) used to determine whether regulatory control of a certain chemical is warranted. If a chemical presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, the TSCA requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to initiate rulemaking to reduce risks to a reasonable level. The bill requires that standard to be based on exposure to a chemical under its conditions of use. The conditions of use are the intended, known, or reasonably foreseeable circumstances under which a chemical is manufactured, processed, distributed, disposed of, or used. The safety standard must also protect potentially exposed or susceptible populations, not just the general population, from unreasonable risks. Further, costs or other nonrisk factors may not be considered in developing the safety standard. (Sec. 4) Within two years, the EPA must develop any policies, procedures, and guidance necessary to carry out the bill's requirements with respect to: (1) requesting safety data from manufacturers or processors, (2) prioritizing existing chemicals for evaluation of their risks, (3) reviewing new chemicals or significant new uses of existing chemicals, and (4) conducting safety assessments and safety determinations on whether a chemical meets the safety standard. Those policies, procedures, and guidances must be reviewed every five years and revised as necessary to reflect new scientific developments or understandings. In carrying out those requirements, the EPA must take into consideration information relating to chemicals that is reasonably available. The EPA must also establish policies and procedures for the testing of chemicals. The EPA may not interpret the lack of exposure information as a lack of exposure to a chemical. The EPA must inform the public of the schedule for the completion of each safety assessment and safety determination as soon as practicable after designating a chemical as a high-priority chemical for risk evaluation purposes. A safety assessment is an assessment of the risk posed by a chemical under the conditions of use, integrating hazard, use, and exposure information regarding the chemical. A safety determination is a decision made by the EPA as to whether a chemical meets the safety standard under the conditions of use. At the beginning of each year, the EPA must identify the chemical safety assessments and determinations to be completed that year. The EPA must make available to the public a summary, and the final version, of each safety assessment and determination. The public must be given an opportunity to comment on each proposed assessment and determination. The EPA must establish the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals to provide independent advice to the EPA with respect to the scientific and technical aspects of issues relating to the implementation of this bill. (Sec. 5) The bill revises requirements on testing chemicals to evaluate their risks. The bill eliminates a requirement that the EPA must first make a preliminary finding about risks before the EPA can require testing by manufacturers or processors. Instead, the EPA may now require the development of information on chemicals for certain purposes, including the development of information that is necessary for reviewing new chemicals, performing safety assessments or determinations, implementing certain control actions on chemicals, and establishing the priority of a chemical. Currently, the EPA is limited to requiring the development of information through a rule. This bill allows the EPA to require the development of information through a consent agreement or an order as well. In determining testing procedures and related deadlines that must be required under those rules, agreements, or orders, the EPA must take into consideration: (1) the relative costs of the test protocols and methodologies that may be required, and (2) the reasonably foreseeable availability of facilities and personnel required to perform the testing. The EPA must minimize, to the extent practicable, the use of vertebrate animals in testing chemicals. To promote the development and timely incorporation of new testing methods that are not based on vertebrate animals, the EPA must: (1) develop a strategic plan to promote the development and implementation of alternative test methods and testing strategies to generate information under the TSCA that can reduce, refine, or replace the use of vertebrate animals; and (2) fund and carry out research, development, performance assessment, and translational studies to accelerate the development of those alternative test methods and strategies. The EPA must ensure that the elements in the strategic plan are reflected in the development of testing requirements. Any person who voluntarily develops information under the TSCA must first attempt to develop the information by an alternative or nonanimal test method or testing strategy before conducting new animal testing. The EPA may require the development of information by manufacturers and processors of chemicals. The EPA must employ a tiered screening and testing process that uses the results of screening-level tests or assessments of available information to inform the decision as to whether additional tests are necessary. The EPA may require more advanced testing without conducting screening-level testing when other information available to the EPA justifies the advanced testing. Testing information that is not confidential must be made publicly available. (Sec. 6) Within a year, the EPA must establish a risk-based screening process and explicit criteria for identifying existing chemicals that are a high or low priority for a safety assessment and safety determination. Within 180 days, the EPA must publish an initial list of high- and low- priority chemicals. The list must contain at least 10 high-priority chemicals as well as 10 low-priority chemicals. At least five of the high-priority chemicals must be drawn from the October 2014 TSCA Work Plan (i.e. existing chemicals that the EPA has already prioritized for review). Insofar as possible, at least 50% of all chemicals subsequently identified as high-priority chemicals must be from the Work Plan until all Work Plan chemicals have been designated. In developing the initial list and in identifying additional high-priority chemicals, the EPA must give preference to chemicals scored as high for persistence and bioaccumulation in the Work Plan. Within three years, the EPA must add to the list additional high-priority chemicals sufficient to ensure that at least 20 high-priority chemicals have undergone or are undergoing the safety assessments and determination process, and additional low-priority chemicals sufficient to ensure that at least 20 low-priority chemicals have been designated. Within five years, those numbers must increase to at least 25 high-priority chemicals and 25 and low-priority chemicals. In carrying out the prioritization screening process, the EPA must consider chemicals active in commerce during the last 10 years. The EPA may take into consideration inactive chemicals if they: (1) have not been subject to enforceable actions by the EPA to ban or phase out the chemicals and have the potential for high hazard and widespread exposure, or (2) have been subject to enforceable actions by the EPA to ban or phase out the chemicals and there is the potential for residual high hazards or widespread exposures not otherwise addressed by the actions. Once a safety assessment and determination process is completed for a high-priority chemical, it must be replaced on the high-priority list by another chemical until a safety assessment and determination is completed for all high-priority chemicals. The EPA must complete the designation of all active substances as high- or low-priority chemicals in a timely manner. The EPA must publish an annual goal for the number of chemicals to be subject to the prioritization screening process. The EPA must also keep current and publish a list of chemicals: (1) that are being considered in the prioritization screening process, and (2) that are designed as high- or low-priority chemicals. The EPA may screen categories of chemicals to ensure an efficient prioritization screening process. The prioritization screening decision regarding a chemical must integrate any hazard and exposure information relating to the chemical that is available to the EPA. The EPA must identify a chemical as a high-priority chemical if it has the potential for significant hazard and significant exposure. The EPA may identify a chemical as high-priority if it has the potential for either a significant hazard or significant exposure. A chemical must be identified as a low-priority chemical if the EPA has information sufficient to establish that the chemical is likely to meet the safety standard. Prioritization screening decisions may be deferred for a reasonable period if additional information is required to establish the priority of a chemical. If the EPA requests the development or submission of information under the prioritization screening process, the EPA must establish a deadline for submission of the information. Prioritization screening decisions are subject to public notice and comment. The EPA may revise a priority designation based on information available to the EPA after the date of the determination. If limited availability of relevant information was a basis in the designation of a chemical as a high-priority chemical, the EPA must reevaluate the prioritization screening of the chemical on receiving that information. A state must notify the EPA if it proposes or takes administrative action or enacts a law to prohibit or restrict the manufacturing, processing, distribution, or use of a chemical that the EPA has not designated as a high-priority chemical. If certain conditions are met, the EPA must conduct a prioritization screening for that chemical. The EPA must review the prioritization screening process every five years and modify the process as necessary. A priority designation for a chemical does not affect the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, or disposal of the chemical or the regulation of those activities. A manufacturer or processor of an active chemical may request the EPA to prioritize a safety assessment and determination for that chemical upon payment of a fee. A limit is placed on the number of those requests that the EPA may grant. (Sec. 7) The bill modifies the process of reviewing new chemicals and significant new uses of existing chemicals, including by requiring the EPA to make a determination that a new chemical or use is likely to meet the safety standard before it can be commercially manufactured or processed. The EPA must: (1) conduct an initial review of a premanufacture notice (PMN) for a new chemical or a significant new use of an existing chemical; (2) develop a profile of the relevant chemical and the potential for exposure to humans and the environment; and (3) make any necessary safety standard determinations. The review must be made within 90 days after receiving the PMN, but the EPA may extend that period for a good cause for up to 90 days. Any relevant information available to the EPA must be considered when the EPA evaluates the PMN. Before the end of the initial review period, the EPA must determine that: (1) the relevant chemical or significant new use is not likely to meet the safety standard, (2) the new chemical or use is likely to meet the standard, or (3) additional information is necessary in order to make a determination. The EPA may extend the review period of a PMN to allow for the development and submission of additional information. In selecting among restrictions for chemicals that rank high for persistence and bioaccumulation to ensure that the chemical is likely to meet the safety standard, the EPA must select a restriction to reduce potential exposure to the chemicals to the maximum extent practicable. (Sec. 8) The bill outlines requirements and deadlines for conducting safety assessments and determinations, and promulgates control measures on chemicals. The EPA must conduct a safety assessment and make a safety determination for each high-priority chemical. Both must be completed within three years of a high-priority designation. Within two years of completing a negative safety determination, the EPA must promulgate a rule establishing restrictions necessary to ensure the chemical meets the safety standard. The EPA must ban or phase out the chemical if the safety standard cannot be met with restrictions. A ban or phase-out must be implemented in as short a period as practicable. If there is adequate public justification, the EPA may extend the deadlines for conducting the assessments and determinations and promulgating those restrictions for a reasonable period of time that does not exceed two years. The EPA must decide if a chemical meets the safety standard or if additional information is required. If additional information is needed, the EPA must: (1) provide an opportunity for interested persons to submit the additional information, and (2) establish a deadline for the submission of the information when it requests the development of the information. Restrictions for persistent and bioaccumulative chemicals must reduce exposure to the chemical to the maximum extent practicable. When establishing restrictions for chemicals that do not meet the safety standard, the EPA must consider the costs and benefits of the proposed regulatory action and the primary alternatives to those actions. That consideration must be given to the extent practicable based on reasonably available information. The bill revokes the requirement that the EPA must apply the least burdensome regulatory option to restrict a chemical that warrants regulation. Certain exemptions from restrictions, bans, and phase-out on chemicals are established. The EPA may exempt uses of chemicals from restrictions if complying with the restrictions would: (1) harm national security, (2) cause significant disruption in the national economy, or (3) interfere with a critical or essential use for which no technically and economically feasible safer alternative is available. The EPA may also exempt uses of chemicals from restrictions if the chemical provides a substantial benefit to health, the environment, or public safety. The EPA may declare a proposed rule that outlines restrictions to be effective on publication and until final action is taken. (Sec. 10) The bill revises TSCA's reporting requirements, including nomenclature requirements for chemicals. The EPA must categorize chemicals on the TSCA Inventory (chemicals of concern) list as active or inactive. Any confidential business information (CBI) claims to protect the specific identities of existing, active chemicals on the list from disclosure would need to be reaffirmed and substantiated. The EPA must maintain both a confidential and non-confidential portion of the Inventory. Within five years of compiling that list of active chemicals, the EPA must establish a plan to review all CBI claims. (Sec. 13) The bill revises exemption and notice provisions for the exports of chemicals that are not likely to meet, or do not meet, the safety standard. (Sec. 14) The bill revises provisions concerning the protection of CBI under the TSCA. The bill enumerates certain categories of information that are presumed to be protected from disclosure. It also specifies certain CBI that is not protected, including information relating to safety assessments and safety determinations and banned or phased-out chemicals. The bill provides exceptions from CBI protection, including an exemption for sharing CBI information with public health or environmental officials in emergencies. EPA approvals of CBI claims are limited to 10 years. The EPA may grant a 10-year extension. (Sec. 16) The penalty amounts for violations of the TSCA are increased. A new criminal penalty is established for violators that knowingly place parties in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury. (Sec. 17) The bill amends TSCA to revise requirements related to federal preemption of state statutes or administrative actions to manage risks from chemicals. Subject to exemptions, states may not establish or continue to enforce statutes or administrative actions concerning: (1) testing information on chemicals that is likely to produce the same information required by the EPA; (2) restrictions on the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce or use of a chemical, and (3) significant new uses of chemicals. Federal preemption applies only to: (1) the chemical or categories of chemicals subject to a rule, order, or consent agreement; (2) the uses or conditions of use of chemicals that are identified by the EPA as subject to review in a safety assessment and included in the scope of the safety determination, or of any rule establishing restrictions necessary to ensure that the chemical meets the safety standard; and (3) the uses of those chemicals that the EPA has specified as significant new uses and for which the EPA has required a significant new use notification. States are prohibited from adopting new restrictions for a high-priority chemical between the time the EPA defines the scope of a safety assessment and determination for a chemical and the time the safety determination is published. The bill caps the penalties and sanctions available to states at the level available to the EPA. The EPA may not access a penalty for a violation for which a state has already assessed a penalty. The bill preserves certain state requirements, rights, causes of actions, and remedies from being preempted by EPA actions under TSCA. State actions taken before August 1, 2015, or taken under laws in effect on August 31, 2003, are exempted from preemption. (Sec. 21) The bill repeals a requirement for the EPA to conduct an indemnification study and a study on classifying, storing, and retrieving information on chemicals. (Sec. 22) The bill expands the EPA's authority under TSCA to access fees on chemical manufacturers, importers, or processors. The EPA must establish a fee on manufactures or processors of certain chemicals to defray approximately 25% the cost of implementing certain requirements of the bill. The bill caps the total amount that may be collected from those fees to $18 million. The amounts generated by the fee must be deposited in the TSCA Implementation Fund that is established by the bill. The authority to access fees is conditioned on continued federal appropriations at a certain level. Fees may not be assessed for a fiscal year unless the amount of appropriations, excluding fees, is at least equal to the amount of appropriations for FY2015. The EPA's authority to access fees is terminated after 10 years. (Sec. 23) The President must establish: (1) an interagency Sustainable Chemistry Program to promote and coordinate federal sustainable chemistry research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, commercialization, education, and training activities; and (2) an interagency working group to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the program.
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By Senator Inhofe from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 114-67. Minority views filed.
By Senator Inhofe from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 114-67. Minority views filed.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 121.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
S 697 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; 81 Fed. Reg. 19718 Air quality control, reporting and compliance rule; 83 Fed. Reg. 10478 Notice of Withdrawal of the Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry; 83 Fed. Reg. 32227 Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule; 83 Fed. Reg. 52056 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Reconsideration; Efforts related to anticipated BLM regulations concerning venting and flaring; Legislative efforts related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
Client expense: $1,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2017 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Clean Air and Climate Issues H.R. 8 North America Security and Infrastructure Act S. 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 2576 TSCA Modernization Act S. 697 Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century
Client expense: $1,119,717 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2017 · first_quarter · Automotive Industry
Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act S. 780 PARTS Act H.R. 1663: PARTS Act S. 1355: a bill to provide regulatory parity among alternative fuel vehicles, and for other purposes H.R. 8 North American Security and Infrastructure Act S. 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 2576 TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 S. 697 Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century P.L. 114-94 Fixing American's Surface Transportation Act
Client expense: $1,119,717 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2017 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
S.697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Executive Order 13650: Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security H.R. 2576 TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
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| Christopher Murphy | Democratic | CT |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | MO |
| Cory A. Booker | Democratic | NJ |
| Daniel Coats | Republican | IN |
| David Perdue | Republican | GA |
| David Vitter | Republican | LA |
| Deb Fischer | Republican | NE |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Gary C. Peters | Democratic | MI |
| Heidi Heitkamp | Democratic | ND |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| James E. Risch | Republican | ID |
| James M. Inhofe | Republican | OK |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Flake | Republican | AZ |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Joe Donnelly | Democratic | IN |
| Joe Manchin, III | Independent | WV |
| John Barrasso | Republican | WY |
| John Boozman | Republican | AR |
| John Cornyn | Republican | TX |
| John Hoeven | Republican | ND |
| John Thune | Republican | SD |
| Johnny Isakson | Republican | GA |
| Jon Tester | Democratic | MT |
| Kelly Ayotte | Republican | NH |
| Lamar Alexander | Republican | TN |
| Lindsey Graham | Republican | SC |
| Lisa Murkowski | Republican | AK |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | FL |
| Mark R. Warner | Democratic | VA |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | NM |
| Michael B. Enzi | Republican | WY |
| Mike Crapo | Republican | ID |
| Mike Rounds | Republican | SD |
| Orrin G. Hatch | Republican | UT |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | KS |
| Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | PA |
| Richard Burr | Republican | NC |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Rob Portman | Republican | OH |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Roger F. Wicker | Republican | MS |
| Ron Johnson | Republican | WI |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | MO |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Steve Daines | Republican | MT |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Thom Tillis | Republican | NC |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | DE |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | VA |
| Tim Scott | Republican | SC |
| Tom Cotton | Republican | AR |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
S 697/HR 2576 - TSCA Modernization Act
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S 697 - Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act to modernize the federal chemical regulatory system governing how chemicals are used in commerce specifically related to articles used in manufacturing process and issues related to downstream users; HR 2576 - The Toxic Substance Control Modernization Act to modernize the federal chemical regulatory system specifically related to articles used in manufacturing process and issues related to downstream users; Advocacy on issues related to Safe Drinking Water Act and implementation; issues related to environmental remediation; S 3068/HR 5538 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to Wildland Fire management funding
Client expense: $3,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2016 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 2576 - Toxic Substance Control Modernization Act, modernize the federal chemical regulatory system, specifically related to articles used in manufacturing; S 697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act to modernize the federal chemical regulatory system governing how chemicals are used in commerce, specifically related to articles used in manufacturing; Advocating on issues related to Safe Drinking Water Act and implementation and issues related to environmental remediation and climate change; S/HR (not yet introduced) - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to wildland fire management
Client expense: $3,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R.2576 - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 4715 - Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016 or the 'RPM Act of 2016' S.697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S.1199 - A bill to authorize Federal agencies to provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a reimbursable basis, and for other purposes. S. 2659 - Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016 or the 'RPM Act of 2016' TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 Clean Vehicles Corridors Act NAAQS Standards for Ozone Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mid-Term Review
Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Research & Special Programs Administration, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S 697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Memorial Chemial Safety for the 21st Century Act. Support. Key issues are federal pre-emption, prioritization of chemicals procedures, protection of confidential business information, sustainable chemistry. Support legislation. HR 2576 - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (Rep. Shimkus) Support Key issues are federal pre-emption, prioritization of chemicals procedures, protection of confidential business information, sustainable chemistry. Support legislation
Client expense: $92,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
S.697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; H.R.2576 - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Implementation;
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Legislation to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act. House: H.R. 2576 TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 and Senate: S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Legislative efforts to introduce legislation related to regulatory reform - specifically EPA's unbalanced/improper enforcement activities. Legislative efforts to request that EPA follow the proper procedures for EPA's Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rulemaking.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Legislation to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act. House: H.R. 2576 TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 and Senate: S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Concerns regarding the OSHA Memorandum on Chemical Concentrations and Process Safety Management (PSM), specifically the "1% rule."
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
"S.697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act," all sections.
Client expense: $50,765 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 697) The TSCA Modernization Act (H.R. 2576)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
CERCLA Financial Assurance EPA Risk Management Program H.R. 2576, S. 697, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 Nomination of Scott Pruitt for EPA Administrator TSCA Reform
Client expense: $1,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 167, the "Wildlife Disaster Funding Act," to facilitate funding to wildfire management related issues (vegetation management connection); H.R. 972, the Managed Carbon Price Act; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015, to provide for implementation of minimum federal CCR requirements through a state-based permit program; H.R. 2576, the "TSCA Modernization Act of 2015," to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act; S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act; S. 1803, the "Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015," to provide for implementation of minimum federal CCR requirements through a state-based permit program; S. 2768 (113th Congress), the Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2014, to facilitate fuel loading reductions to assist in the prevention of forest fires; Draft legislation related to emissions regulated by the EPA; Senate draft of the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015, to provide for implementation of minimum federal CCR requirements through a state-based permit program; General discussion on coal ash, solid and toxic wastes.
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
S. 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act: worker protections S1: Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: McCain Amendment Energy Policy: Worker Transition Climate Treaty: Worker Transition Carbon Capture & storage: tax incentive S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015: Jobs, Funding H.R. 4622: Carbon Capture Act: Funding, jobs HR 8: North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act: jobs, funding Climate Change
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S.697/H.R. 2576). Legislation to amend the Toxic Substance Control Act to reauthorize the modernize the Act, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the specific inclusion of asbestos on the initial list of toxic substances for risk-based prioritization.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reform - S.697 "21st Century Act to Modernize TSCA" / H.R. 2576 "TSCA Modernization Act" Chemical Plant Security Conflict Minerals Green Chemistry Consumer Right to Know Legislation H.R. 5205 Clean Product Right to Know Act
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Science-Based Environmental Regulatory Reform Climate Change Legislation Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reform - S.697 "21st Century Act to Modernize TSCA" / H.R. 2576 "TSCA Modernization Act" Green Chemistry Consumer Right to Know Legislation H.R. 526 S.357 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act H.R. 5205 Clean Product Right to Know Act
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Science-Based Environmental Regulatory Reform Climate Change Legislation Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reform - S.697 "21st Century Act to Modernize TSCA" / H.R. 2576 "TSCA Modernization Act" Green Chemistry Consumer Right to Know Legislation H.R. 526 S.357 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reform - S.697 "21st Century Act to Modernize TSCA" / H.R. 2576 "TSCA Modernization Act" Chemical Plant Security Conflict Minerals Green Chemistry Consumer Right to Know Legislation
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reform - S.697 "21st Century Act to Modernize TSCA" / H.R. 2576 "TSCA Modernization Act" Chemical Plant Security Conflict Minerals Green Chemistry Consumer Right to Know Legislation
Client expense: $1,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Science-Based Environmental Regulatory Reform Climate Change Legislation Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reform - S.697 "21st Century Act to Modernize TSCA" / H.R. 2576 "TSCA Modernization Act" Green Chemistry Consumer Right to Know Legislation H.R. 526 S.357 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act
Client expense: $1,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
The impact of legislation on existing EPA regulations. These issues arose in all of the following: H.R. 2576 - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 - legislation related to reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA); S. 697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act - legislation related to reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) Draft legislation related to methane emissions from natural gas operating systems H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015; S. 697, Franke R Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 (Hoeven-Manchin revision of S. 1803) and Inhofe-Boxer substitute language (incorporated into Senate WRDA package). S.612, Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016 (Section 1125 - cost recovery provision and Section 2301 - CCR provisions).
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2016 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
TSCA reform. S.697 Employment issues in chemical legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
S.697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all sections; S.725 - Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act, all sections; H.R.2576 - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all sections; and H.R.2030 and S.700 - Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database Act of 2015, all sections.
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
S.697 and H.R. 2576 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all sections; and S.725 - Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act, all sections.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
S. 697, Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Advocating for meaningful reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act, including making improvements to H.R.2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015; S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; and S.725, the Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act. Working for reintroduce legislation that would compel manufacturers to provide complete and accurate product labeling of chemicals used in consumer products.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Advocating for meaningful reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act, including making improvements to H.R.2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015; S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; and S.725, the Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act. Working for reintroduce legislation that would compel manufacturers to provide complete and accurate product labeling of chemicals used in consumer products.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Advocating for meaningful reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act, including making improvements to H.R.2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015; S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; and S.725, the Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act. Working for reintroduce legislation that would compel manufacturers to provide complete and accurate product labeling of chemicals used in consumer products.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Advocating for meaningful reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act, including making improvements to H.R.2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015; S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; and S.725, the Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act. Working for reintroduce legislation that would compel manufacturers to provide complete and accurate product labeling of chemicals used in consumer products.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Advocating for meaningful reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act, including making improvements to H.R.2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015; S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; and S.725, the Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act. Working for reintroduce legislation that would compel manufacturers to provide complete and accurate product labeling of chemicals used in consumer products.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Advocating for meaningful reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act, including making improvements to H.R.2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015; S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; and S.725, the Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act. Working for reintroduce legislation that would compel manufacturers to provide complete and accurate product labeling of chemicals used in consumer products.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 167, the "Wildlife Disaster Funding Act," to facilitate funding to wildfire management related issues (vegetation management connection); H.R. 972, the Managed Carbon Price Act; S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act; H.R. 2576, the "TSCA Modernization Act of 2015," to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act; S. 2446, the "Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016"; General discussion on coal ash, solid and toxic wastes; Conference agreement on H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; H.R. 2647, Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016; H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 (Greater Sage Grouse provision); S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 (Greater Sage Grouse provision).
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
HR 2804, S 1601 SAFE Act HR 2227 STRONG Act S 697 Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client expense: $26,703 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues concerning Superfund site cleanups (no pending legislation) Issues concerning energy conservation, energy research and development, low global warming offerings, and programs administered by the EPA Issues related to mobile air conditioning, biofuels, fuel efficient vehicles, FGas regulation, various EPA rules, climate change, and energy efficiency S.697, Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Council (NSC), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
- S 697, "Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act", regarding all provisions.
Client expense: $1,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
S. 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; provisions related to the Toxic Substances Control Act Discussions related to the Toxic Substances Control Act implementation
Client expense: $3,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
HR 4775 Ozone Standards Implementation Act; S 697 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Prioritization and Risk Assessment; 80 Fed. Reg. 56577 Draft Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry; 81 Fed. Reg. 13637 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements, Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7); 81 Fed. Reg. 19718 Air quality control, reporting and compliance rule; 81 Fed. Reg. 35763 Information Collection Request, Information Collection Effort for Oil and Gas Facilities; 81 Fed. Reg. 35823 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources; 81 Fed. Reg. 6615 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts related to the President's climate action plan; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water.
Client expense: $1,620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
- H.R. 1078, Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2015, regarding all provisions. - H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255), regarding all provisions. - Issues relating to cosmetic regulatory reform. - Issues related to pseudoephedrine. - Issues related Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act (P.L. 108-164) and related FTC Contact Lens Rule. - H.R. 3250 - DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015, regarding all provisions. - S. 2994 - DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2016, regarding all provisions. - S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act of 2015, regarding all provisions. - S. 277 - Contact lens Consumer Health Protection Act of 2016, regarding all provisions. - S 697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, regarding all provisions. - H.R. 2858 - Humane Cosmetics Act, regarding all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform legislation, including H.R. 2576 and S. 697.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
- H.R. 1078, Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2015, regarding all provisions. - H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255), regarding all provisions. - Issues relating to cosmetic regulatory reform. - Issues related to pseudoephedrine. - Issues related Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act (P.L. 108-164) and related FTC Contact Lens Rule. - H.R. 3250 - DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015, regarding all provisions. - S. 2994 - DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2016, regarding all provisions. - S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act of 2015, regarding all provisions. - S. 277 - Contact lens Consumer Health Protection Act of 2016, regarding all provisions. - S 697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, regarding all provisions. - H.R. 2858 - Humane Cosmetics Act, regarding all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Electronics Recycling Electronics Waste Energy Star Energy Efficiency US Environmental Trade Policy Materials Restrictions Green Government Procurement S. 697 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 2012 The Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 H.R.1960 Land-Based Marine Debris Reduction Act H.R. 3237 Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act H.R. 2576 The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 1976 Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 5579 Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act
Client expense: $1,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
- H.R. 1078, Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2015, regarding all provisions. - H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255), regarding all provisions. - Issues relating to cosmetic regulatory reform. - Issues related to pseudoephedrine. - Issues related Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act (P.L. 108-164) and related FTC Contact Lens Rule. - H.R. 3250 - DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015, regarding all provisions. - S. 2994 - DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2016, regarding all provisions. - S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act of 2015, regarding all provisions. - S. 277 - Contact lens Consumer Health Protection Act of 2016, regarding all provisions. - S 697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, regarding all provisions. - H.R. 2858 - Humane Cosmetics Act, regarding all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
H.R. 3: Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 89: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R. 156: Crude Oil Export Act H.R. 161: Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 214: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act H.R. 287: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act H.R. 351: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 428: Export American Natural Gas Act of 2015 H.R. 459: Planning for American Energy Act of 2015 H.R. 486: Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2015 H.R.585: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 594: Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 702: To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions H.R. 866: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015 H.R. 1001: Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act H.R.1388: Clean Air, Strong Economies Act H.R. 1460: Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2015 or the FRESHER Act of 2015 H.R. 1482: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2015 H.R. 1487: American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 H.R. 1515: Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2015 H.R. 1548: Bringing Reductions to Energys Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act or the BREATHE Act H.R.1589: To prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 H.R. 1616: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act H.R. 1647: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R.1667: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H. CON. RES. 27: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 S. 1: Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 15: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act S. 33: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 55: Offshore Fairness Act S. 59: A bill to reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017 of the Administration and replace the plan with a 5-year plan that is more in line with the energy and economic needs of the United States. S. 187: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act S. 188: A bill to ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil S.292: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act S.293: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 411: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act S.655: A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 S. 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. S. 751: Clean Air, Strong Economies Act or the Case Act S. 785: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2015 S. 791: American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 S. 828: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act S. 859: Crude-By-Rail Safety Act S. CON. RES. 11: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 SA 48 to S. CON. RES. 11: Changes to the definition of underground injection in the Safe Drinking Water Act SA 347 to S. CON. RES. 11: Water pollution regulations should be focused on water quality H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client expense: $381,275 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R.585: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 594: Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 866: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015 H.R.1388: Clean Air, Strong Economies Act H.R. 1460: Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2015 or the FRESHER Act of 2015 H.R. 1482: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2015 H.R. 1515: Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2015 H.R. 1548: Bringing Reductions to Energys Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act or the BREATHE Act H.R.1589: To prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 H.R. 1647: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R.1667: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act S. 15: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act S.293: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S.655: A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 S. 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. S. 751: Clean Air, Strong Economies Act or the Case Act S. 785: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2015 S. 828: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act SA 48 to S. CON. RES. 11: Changes to the definition of underground injection in the Safe Drinking Water Act SA 347 to S. CON. RES. 11: Water pollution regulations should be focused on water quality H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client expense: $381,275 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 3: Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 89: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R. 156: Crude Oil Export Act H.R. 161: Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 287: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act H.R. 351: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 428: Export American Natural Gas Act of 2015 H.R. 459: Planning for American Energy Act of 2015 H.R. 486: Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2015 H.R.585: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 594: Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 702: To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions H.R. 866: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015 H.R. 1001: Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act H.R.1388: Clean Air, Strong Economies Act H.R. 1460: Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2015 or the FRESHER Act of 2015 H.R. 1482: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2015 H.R. 1487: American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 H.R. 1515: Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2015 H.R. 1548: Bringing Reductions to Energys Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act or the BREATHE Act H.R.1589: To prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 H.R. 1616: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act H.R. 1647: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R.1667: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act S. 1: Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 15: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act S. 33: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 55: Offshore Fairness Act S. 59: A bill to reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017 of the Administration and replace the plan with a 5-year plan that is more in line with the energy and economic needs of the United States. S. 188: A bill to ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil S.292: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act S.293: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 411: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act S.655: A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 S. 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. S. 751: Clean Air, Strong Economies Act or the Case Act S. 785: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2015 S. 791: American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 S. 828: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client expense: $381,275 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)