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China Trade Relations Act of 2021
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China Trade Relations Act of 2021 This bill withdraws normal trade relations treatment from China and expands the bases of ineligibility for this treatment to include specified violations of human rights by China. Specifically, during any period in which China engages in specified activities (e.g., using slave labor, performing forced abortion or sterilization, or hindering the free exercise of religion) (1) products from China shall not be eligible to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations), (2) China may not participate in any U.S. program that extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, and (3) the President may not conclude any commercial agreement with China.
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Submitted virtual comments to the USDA in response to their request for information on the production of biofuel feedstocks using climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices. Encouraged USDA to continue engaging with Treasury and leverage ACE's Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects to help inform more accurate and updated GHG credit values for CSA practices as the Treasury Department implements the 45Z Clean Fuel Production tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Submitted responses to the Supply Chains and Rural America tax teams of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit. Encouraged extending 45Z beyond its current sunset in 2027, advocated for regular updates to 45Z guidance based on the best available science and empirical data from ACE-led RCPP projects, urged allowing individual and stacked agricultural practices to qualify toward emission rates for 45Z credits, and urged Treasury and USDA to routinely update eligibility criteria to reflect advancements in agricultural technologies and practices. Encouraged lawmakers to include a provision for nationwide, year-round E15 in the end-of-year federal funding bill. Supported S. 3055 and H.R. 6152, the Adopt GREET Act, a bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its outdated lifecycle modeling for ethanol and biodiesel, specifically by adopting the latest Argonne National Labs Greenhouse Gas and Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Model. Supported S. 944 and H.R. 2434, the Next Generation Fuels Act, bills designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in gas, ensuring all blends of ethanol receive the same RVP treatment as E10, and requiring future vehicles and retail fuel stations to be compatible with higher ethanol blends, among addressing other regulatory impediments to the deployment of higher octane blends. Supported S. 785/H.R. 1608, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, legislation that clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol. Supported S. 2707 the bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act to ensure permanent access to E15 nationwide. Enactment of S. 2707 by Congress will avoid the need to rely on emergency conditions in the market and ad hoc EPA decision making in the future.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2024 · third_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Encouraged the USDA to continue expanding funding for the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) and the expansion of access to higher blends of ethanol. Submitted feedback to the USDA request for information on procedures for quantifying, reporting and verifying the effect of climate-smart farming practices on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with U.S.-grown biofuel feedstock crops. Urged EPA to approve the sale of year-round E15 through the use of emergency waivers. Supported S. 3055 and H.R. 6152, the Adopt GREET Act, a bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its outdated lifecycle modeling for ethanol and biodiesel, specifically by adopting the latest Argonne National Labs Greenhouse Gas and Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Model. Supported S. 944 and H.R. 2434, the Next Generation Fuels Act, bills designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in gas, ensuring all blends of ethanol receive the same RVP treatment as E10, and requiring future vehicles and retail fuel stations to be compatible with higher ethanol blends, among addressing other regulatory impediments to the deployment of higher octane blends. Supported S. 785/H.R. 1608, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, legislation that clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol. Supported S. 2707 the bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act to ensure permanent access to E15 nationwide. Enactment of S. 2707 by Congress will avoid the need to rely on emergency conditions in the market and ad hoc EPA decision making in the future.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Urged EPA to approve the sale of year-round E15 through the use of emergency waivers. Supported S. 3055 and H.R. 6152, the Adopt GREET Act, a bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its outdated lifecycle modeling for ethanol and biodiesel, specifically by adopting the latest Argonne National Labs Greenhouse Gas and Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Model. Supported S. 944 and H.R. 2434, the Next Generation Fuels Act, bills designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in gas, ensuring all blends of ethanol receive the same RVP treatment as E10, and requiring future vehicles and retail fuel stations to be compatible with higher ethanol blends, among addressing other regulatory impediments to the deployment of higher octane blends. Supported S. 785/H.R. 1608, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, legislation that clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol. Supported S. 2707 the bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act (S. 2707) to ensure permanent access to E15 nationwide. Enactment of S. 2707 by Congress will avoid the need to rely on emergency conditions in the market and ad hoc EPA decision making in the future.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2024 · first_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Hosted a DC fly-in March 14-15 where ACE members met with members of Congress to discuss year-round E15, unlocking new markets and tax credits, and removing barriers to the sale and use of higher blends. Urged EPA to approve the sale of year-round E15 through the use of emergency waivers. Sent a letter to members of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Interagency Working Group (IWG) (United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Whitaker, and Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen) regarding the Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Technologies (GREET) Model for SAF Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions under Section 40B of the Inflation Reduction Act. The letter cautioned that President Bidens pledge that farmers would be providing 95 percent of SAF in the next 20 years could go unfulfilled if 40B GREET artificially inflates LUC and fails to properly value climate-smart agriculture practices. Supported S. 3055 and H.R. 6152, the Adopt GREET Act, a bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its outdated lifecycle modeling for ethanol and biodiesel, specifically by adopting the latest Argonne National Labs Greenhouse Gas and Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Model. Supported S. 944 and H.R. 2434, the Next Generation Fuels Act, bills designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in gas, ensuring all blends of ethanol receive the same RVP treatment as E10, and requiring future vehicles and retail fuel stations to be compatible with higher ethanol blends, among addressing other regulatory impediments to the deployment of higher octane blends. Supported S. 785/H.R. 1608, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, legislation that clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2023 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Submitted feedback to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on its proposed rulemaking for Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030-2035, calling on NHTSA to develop a technology-neutral approach to meet fuel economy standards and decarbonize transportation fuel. Supported S. 3055 and H.R. 6152, the Adopt GREET Act, a bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its outdated lifecycle modeling for ethanol and biodiesel, specifically by adopting the latest Argonne National Labs Greenhouse Gas and Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Model. Supported S. 944 and H.R. 2434, the Next Generation Fuels Act, bills designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in gas, ensuring all blends of ethanol receive the same RVP treatment as E10, and requiring future vehicles and retail fuel stations to be compatible with higher ethanol blends, among addressing other regulatory impediments to the deployment of higher octane blends. Supported S. 785/H.R. 1608, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, legislation that clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol.
Client expense: $64,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE
2023 · third_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Responded to the Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB) workgroup draft commentary letter to Administrator Regan regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Set Rule, countering the biased allegations made by the workgroup concerning the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) impacts of corn starch ethanol. Sent a letter to President Biden asking him to ensure the EPA promptly finalizes its proposed regulation to eliminate the 1-pound per square inch (psi) Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver for gasoline containing 10 percent ethanol (E10) in eight states. Submitted comments to EPA urging them to develop a technology-neutral approach when finalizing tailpipe emission standards for Model Years 2027-2032 light- and medium-duty vehicles to ensure meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are achieved. Supported S. 944 and H.R. 2434, the Next Generation Fuels Act, bills designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in gas, ensuring all blends of ethanol receive the same RVP treatment as E10, and requiring future vehicles and retail fuel stations to be compatible with higher ethanol blends, among addressing other regulatory impediments to the deployment of higher octane blends. Supported S. 785/H.R. 1608, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, legislation that clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2023 · first_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Hosted 50 advocates at a Washington, DC fly-in where participants met with members of Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, promoting E15 year-round, technology-neutral clean fuel policy which recognizes farmers and ethanol producers contribution to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the Next Generation Fuels Act, the Farm Bill, ensuring the Renewable Fuel Standard is getting back on track, and implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act. Testified during a virtual public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agencys proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemaking for 2023 through 2025 compliance years, in support of EPA 1) setting an effective conventional biofuel requirement of 15.25 billion gallons for 2023 through 2025, 2) projecting no small refinery exemptions (SREs) for 2023 through 2025 and reiterating refineries are able to pass on RIN costs to their customers, and 3) conceding its antiquated greenhouse gas (GHG) model needs to be updated. Thanked a bipartisan group of 31 lawmakers who sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urging swift and diligent implementation of the outstanding regulatory action to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends in Midwest states, as the 2023 summer driving season quickly approaches. Submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agencys proposed multi-year Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for the 2023-2025 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance years, highlighting areas of support in the proposal, while detailing how to adjust the rule to maximize this significant new phase of the RFS to ensure the overall goal of the program is left intact - to increase the percentage of renewable fuels consumed in the U.S. Submitted written testimony to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for their hearing on The Future of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels and Considerations for a National Clean Fuels Program, underscoring the critical role low-carbon biofuels and climate smart agriculture practices can play in ensuring federal clean fuel policy meets transportation decarbonization goals. Testified during a virtual public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agencys proposed rule in response to the requests from Midwest governors to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends containing 10 percent ethanol in their states. EPA is proposing to remove the 1-psi waiver in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin starting in the summer of 2024. Supported S. 944 and H.R. 2434, the Next Generation Fuels Act, bills designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in gas, ensuring all blends of ethanol receive the same RVP treatment as E10, and requiring future vehicles and retail fuel stations to be compatible with higher ethanol blends, among addressing other regulatory impediments to the deployment of higher octane blends. Supported S. 785/H.R. 1608, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, legislation that clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol.
2023 · second_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Testified at a virtual public hearing on the Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), calling on EPA to give more consideration to ethanol, a lower-carbon and higher-octane alternative, to replace the fossil fuel powering 99 percent of the U.S. vehicle fleet. Submitted feedback to the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposed rule in response to the requests from eight Midwest governors to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends containing 10 percent ethanol in their states, arguing that EPAs proposal favors refiners and their anticompetitive behavior over consumers, retailers and the environment. Thanked EPA for issuing a national emergency waiver for E15 this summer, a step which will save motorists considerable money at the pump and reduce pollution from vehicles, and called on EPA to implement a permanent remedy to expand consumer access for E15 long-term. Supported S. 944 and H.R. 2434, the Next Generation Fuels Act, bills designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in gas, ensuring all blends of ethanol receive the same RVP treatment as E10, and requiring future vehicles and retail fuel stations to be compatible with higher ethanol blends, among addressing other regulatory impediments to the deployment of higher octane blends. Supported S. 785/H.R. 1608, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, legislation that clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2023 · first_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Hosted 50 advocates at a Washington, DC fly-in where participants met with members of Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, promoting E15 year-round, technology-neutral clean fuel policy which recognizes farmers and ethanol producers contribution to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the Next Generation Fuels Act, the Farm Bill, ensuring the Renewable Fuel Standard is getting back on track, and implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act. Testified during a virtual public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agencys proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemaking for 2023 through 2025 compliance years, in support of EPA 1) setting an effective conventional biofuel requirement of 15.25 billion gallons for 2023 through 2025, 2) projecting no small refinery exemptions (SREs) for 2023 through 2025 and reiterating refineries are able to pass on RIN costs to their customers, and 3) conceding its antiquated greenhouse gas (GHG) model needs to be updated. Thanked a bipartisan group of 31 lawmakers who sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urging swift and diligent implementation of the outstanding regulatory action to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends in Midwest states, as the 2023 summer driving season quickly approaches. Submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agencys proposed multi-year Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for the 2023-2025 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance years, highlighting areas of support in the proposal, while detailing how to adjust the rule to maximize this significant new phase of the RFS to ensure the overall goal of the program is left intact - to increase the percentage of renewable fuels consumed in the U.S. Submitted written testimony to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for their hearing on The Future of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels and Considerations for a National Clean Fuels Program, underscoring the critical role low-carbon biofuels and climate smart agriculture practices can play in ensuring federal clean fuel policy meets transportation decarbonization goals. Testified during a virtual public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agencys proposed rule in response to the requests from Midwest governors to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends containing 10 percent ethanol in their states. EPA is proposing to remove the 1-psi waiver in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin starting in the summer of 2024. Supported S. 944 and H.R. 2434, the Next Generation Fuels Act, bills designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in gas, ensuring all blends of ethanol receive the same RVP treatment as E10, and requiring future vehicles and retail fuel stations to be compatible with higher ethanol blends, among addressing other regulatory impediments to the deployment of higher octane blends. Supported S. 785/H.R. 1608, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, legislation that clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol.
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE