WHALE Act

HR 200 FIR Act HR 6784 ESA Flexibility Act H.R. 4821 Interior Appropriations H.R.6008 - R.I.C.E.s Whale Act 7408 -Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants - RIN: 1018-BF88 DOI-FWS- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating CriticalHabitat - RIN: 1018-BF95 DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation -RIN: 1018-BF96 MSA Reauthorization -- no bill number yet S.2986 - WHALE Act SHIFT Act -- no bill number yet

Client expense: $117,681 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 6008: Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts Act (R.I.C.E.s Whale Act); all provisions S. 1863: Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act of 2024; all provisions S. 2986, The Warding Off Hostile Administrative Lease Efforts (WHALE) Act; all provisions S. 3170: The Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act of 2023; all provisions General Discussions Related to ENV (no specific Bill #): Bureau of Land Management Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resources Conservation Bureau of Land Management Conservation and Landscape Health Bureau of Land Management Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process Council on Environmental Qualitys Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Guidance Carbon Price 50 CFR 424.02 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) - Ozone Rulemaking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Final NPDES General Permit for New and Existing Sources and New Discharges in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Category for the Western Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico (GMG290000) Department of the Interior (DOI) Permitting Endangered Species Act Energy Transitions and Technology Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) GuidanceImplementing Regulations Revisions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Fenceline Monitoring Program Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of Carbon Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of non-CO2 GHG Emissions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Preliminary Regulatory Determination for eight Contaminants on the Fourth Contaminant Candidate List - Preliminary Determinations to Regulate Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid in Drinking Water and to Not Regulate Six Contaminants (i.e., 1,1-Dichloroethane, Acetochlor, Methyl Bromide (bromomethane), Metolachlor, Nitrobenzene, and RDX). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 OCS General Permit GMG290000 (General Permit) Methane Orphaned Well Issues Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Emissions Issues Gulf of Mexico Carbon Capture and Storage Issues Onshore Carbon Capture and Storage Issues Paris Agreement National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rices Whale National Strategy to Develop Statistics for Environmental-Economic Decisions National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Biological Opinion on the Federally Regulated Oil and Gas Program Activities in the Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico Seismic Permitting Issues Permitting reform Carbon Tax PFAS Border Carbon Adjustments Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Class VI Permitting Rice's Whale

HR 5239 -- The Gulf of Mexico Commerce Protection Act (Rices Whale) S. 2986 - WHALE Act (Warding off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts Act) (Rices Whale) H.R. 6008 - Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts Act or as the R.I.C.E.s Whale Act No bill number - Migratory Bird Protection Act HR 4389 -- Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023 HR 5893 / S. 2321 - FY2024 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - North Atlantic right whale, Rices whale ESA funding, Unusual Mortality Event Funding/manatees S. 2437 -- FY2024 Senate THUD Appropriations - North Atlantic right whale S. 2625 -- FY 2024 Senate Homeland Security Approps - North Atlantic right whale and Rices Whale HR 4821 / S. 2605 - FY2024 Interior Appropriations - sage-grouse rider and numerous ESA and wildlife riders, ESA funding, National Wildlife Refuge System, BLM and FS T&E, Migratory Bird Management Program funding, Right whale and Rices whale House/Senate - NOAAs Vessel Speed Rulemaking H.R. 2670/S. 2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 H.R. 4323 -- Protecting Whales, Human Safety and the Economy Act of 2023(Rep. Carter) S. 1833 -- Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 (Sen. Manchin) H.R. 764 - Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 - Delisting Greater Yellowstone Population of Grizzly Bears S. 445 - Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023 H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears H.R. 94 - American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act H.R. 97 - Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act H.R. 99 - Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act H.R. 248 - Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act H.R. 518 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 520 - Artificially Propagated Animals H.R. 872 - Federally Integrated Species Health Act H.R. 1142 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require consideration of economic impact in making a listing decision with respect to the list of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes. H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears H.R. 1558/S. 771 - Saving Americas Vulnerable Endangered Species Act H.J. Res. 29/S.J. Res. 9 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment". H.J.Res. 46/S.J. Res. 23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". H.J. Res. 49/S.J. Res. 24 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". S. 1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United states Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. S. 1895 - A bill to require the director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act. H.R.4558 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw a proposed rule relating to the endangered species status of the dunes sagebrush lizard S. 2571 - A bill to provide for determination of the grizzly bear species consistent with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes H.R. 5504/S 2811 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. H.R. 6393/S. 2870 - Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act H.R. 6784 - ESA Flexibility Act

H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes; H.R. 1419 Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023 H.R. 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.1213 - Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting (RESCUE) Whales Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 -- to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule H.Res.430 - Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide. S.Con.Res.11 - A concurrent resolution expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. H.R.3494 - Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 S.1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.J. Res. 29 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) H.J. Res. 46 (Trump Critical Habitat Regulation) H.J. Res. 49 (Northern Long-eared Bat) S.J. Res. 9 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) S.J.Res.23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S.J.Res.24 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". HR 4051 SHARKED Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule strategy H.R.5239 The Gulf of Mexico Commerce Protection Act S.2986 - Warding Off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts (WHALE) Act H.R. 6008 - Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts (R.I.C.E.s Whale) Act S. 2226/H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act H.R 4537, the American Seabed Protection Act H.R. 4536, the International Seabed Protection Act DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants - RIN: 1018-BF88 DOI-FWS- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat - RIN: 1018-BF95 DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation -RIN: 1018-BF96

H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes; H.R. 1419 Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023 H.R. 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.1213 - Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting (RESCUE) Whales Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 -- to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule H.Res.430 - Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide. S.Con.Res.11 - A concurrent resolution expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. H.R.3494 - Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 S.1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.J. Res. 29 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) H.J. Res. 46 (Trump Critical Habitat Regulation) H.J. Res. 49 (Northern Long-eared Bat) S.J. Res. 9 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) S.J.Res.23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S.J.Res.24 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". HR 4051 SHARKED Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule strategy H.R.5239 The Gulf of Mexico Commerce Protection Act S.2986 - Warding Off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts (WHALE) Act H.R. 6008 - Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts (R.I.C.E.s Whale) Act S. 2226/H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act H.R 4537, the American Seabed Protection Act H.R. 4536, the International Seabed Protection Act DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants - RIN: 1018-BF88 DOI-FWS- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat - RIN: 1018-BF95 DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation -RIN: 1018-BF96

H.R. 6008: Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts Act (R.I.C.E.s Whale Act); all provisions S. 1863: Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act of 2023; all provisions S. 2986, The Warding Off Hostile Administrative Lease Efforts (WHALE) Act; all provisions S. 3170: The Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act of 2023; all provisions General Discussions Related to ENV (no specific Bill #): Bureau of Land Management Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resources Conservation Bureau of Land Management Conservation and Landscape Health Bureau of Land Management Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process Council on Environmental Qualitys Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Guidance Carbon Price 50 CFR 424.02 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) - Ozone Rulemaking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Final NPDES General Permit for New and Existing Sources and New Discharges in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Category for the Western Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico (GMG290000) Department of the Interior (DOI) Permitting Endangered Species Act Energy Transitions and Technology Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) GuidanceImplementing Regulations Revisions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Fenceline Monitoring Program Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of Carbon Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of non-CO2 GHG Emissions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Preliminary Regulatory Determination for eight Contaminants on the Fourth Contaminant Candidate List - Preliminary Determinations to Regulate Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid in Drinking Water and to Not Regulate Six Contaminants (i.e., 1,1-Dichloroethane, Acetochlor, Methyl Bromide (bromomethane), Metolachlor, Nitrobenzene, and RDX). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 OCS General Permit GMG290000 (General Permit) Methane Orphaned Well Issues Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Emissions Issues Gulf of Mexico Carbon Capture and Storage Issues Onshore Carbon Capture and Storage Issues Paris Agreement National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rices Whale National Strategy to Develop Statistics for Environmental-Economic Decisions National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of Mexico Seismic Permitting Issues Permitting reform Carbon Tax PFAS Border Carbon Adjustments Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Class VI Permitting Rice's Whale

S. 3170--Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions Draft legislation concerning decommissioning of offshore energy assets and reefing activities--Advocacy in support of technical changes to the draft bill H.R.5616--Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy Production Act (BRIDGE Production Act)--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions S. 2986--Warding off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts Act (WHALE Act)-Advocacy in support of legislation preventing the enforcement of certain mitigations and measures related to Rice's whale 2024 Appropriations--Advocacy in support of amendments (Graves, Carl) related to Rice's whale, North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW) and offshore leasing policy S. 2389--Offshore Energy Security Act--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions General education and advocacy relating to BOEM's 2024-2029 offshore leasing plan ("five-year plan") General education and advocacy relating to Rice's whale proposed rule at NOAA/NMFS Advocacy in support of draft legislation that would mandate offshore wind, oil and gas, leasing, and make improvements to permitting and judicial review Advocacy in support of parity for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) litigation related to cases related to energy projects being considered in federal court S. 3226--Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunities Act--Advocacy in support of legislation creating grant programs for offshore wind worker training. S.373--Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act)--Advocacy in support of revenue sharing legislation for offshore wind. General advocacy in support of policies furthering the promulgation of: carbon capture regulations at BOEM, additional offshore leasing and production, offshore wind lease sale minimums and acreage targets, and further shift of hydrocarbon consumption from imports to domestic production

HR 5239 -- The Gulf of Mexico Commerce Protection Act (Rices Whale) S. 2986 - WHALE Act (Warding off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts Act) (Rices Whale) H.R. 6008 - Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts Act or as the R.I.C.E.s Whale Act No bill number - Migratory Bird Protection Act HR 4389 -- Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023 HR 5893 / S. 2321 - FY2024 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - North Atlantic right whale, Rices whale ESA funding, Unusual Mortality Event Funding/manatees S. 2437 -- FY2024 Senate THUD Appropriations - North Atlantic right whale S. 2625 -- FY 2024 Senate Homeland Security Approps - North Atlantic right whale and Rices Whale HR 4821 / S. 2605 - FY2024 Interior Appropriations - sage-grouse rider and numerous ESA and wildlife riders, ESA funding, National Wildlife Refuge System, BLM and FS T&E, Migratory Bird Management Program funding, Right whale and Rices whale House/Senate - NOAAs Vessel Speed Rulemaking H.R. 2670/S. 2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 H.R. 4323 -- Protecting Whales, Human Safety and the Economy Act of 2023(Rep. Carter) S. 1833 -- Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 (Sen. Manchin) H.R. 764 - Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 - Delisting Greater Yellowstone Population of Grizzly Bears S. 445 - Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023 H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears H.R. 94 - American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act H.R. 97 - Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act H.R. 99 - Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act H.R. 248 - Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act H.R. 518 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 520 - Artificially Propagated Animals H.R. 872 - Federally Integrated Species Health Act H.R. 1142 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require consideration of economic impact in making a listing decision with respect to the list of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes. H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears H.R. 1558/S. 771 - Saving Americas Vulnerable Endangered Species Act H.J. Res. 29/S.J. Res. 9 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment". H.J.Res. 46/S.J. Res. 23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". H.J. Res. 49/S.J. Res. 24 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". S. 1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United states Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. S. 1895 - A bill to require the director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act. H.R.4558 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw a proposed rule relating to the endangered species status of the dunes sagebrush lizard S. 2571 - A bill to provide for determination of the grizzly bear species consistent with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes H.R. 5504/S 2811 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. H.R. 6393/S. 2870 - Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act H.R. 6784 - ESA Flexibility Act

H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes; H.R. 1419 Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023 H.R. 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.1213 - Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting (RESCUE) Whales Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 -- to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule H.Res.430 - Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide. S.Con.Res.11 - A concurrent resolution expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. H.R.3494 - Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 S.1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.J. Res. 29 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) H.J. Res. 46 (Trump Critical Habitat Regulation) H.J. Res. 49 (Northern Long-eared Bat) S.J. Res. 9 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) S.J.Res.23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S.J.Res.24 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". HR 4051 SHARKED Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule strategy H.R.5239 The Gulf of Mexico Commerce Protection Act S.2986 - Warding Off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts (WHALE) Act H.R. 6008 - Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts (R.I.C.E.s Whale) Act S. 2226/H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act H.R 4537, the American Seabed Protection Act H.R. 4536, the International Seabed Protection Act DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants - RIN: 1018-BF88 DOI-FWS- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat - RIN: 1018-BF95 DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation -RIN: 1018-BF96

HR 4068 Canyon's Law - To prohibit the use of M-44 devices, commonly known as "cyanide bombs", on public land, and for other purposes. HR 6021 Ejiao Act of 2023 -- To prohibit the transportation, sale, and purchase of donkeys or donkey hides for the purpose of producing ejiao, to prohibit the transportation, sale, and purchase of products containing ejiao, and for other purposes. HR 4417/S 2020 Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act (EATS Act) -- To prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. HR 3475/S 2037 SAFE Act - To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption. HR 4241 Horse Transportation Safety Act- To amend the Horse Protection Act, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another, and for other purposes. HR 3783 Mink VIRUS Act - To protect public health and human safety by prohibiting the farming of mink for their fur, to compensate farmers as they transition out of the industry, and for other purposes. HR 8514 "Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings Act of 2022 or as the SWIMS Act of 2022- This bill establishes prohibitions on capturing, importing, exporting, or breeding of orcas, beluga whales, false killer whales, or pilot whales for the purpose of public display." HR 208 Pet Safety and Protection Act -- To amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally. HR 3859 Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act -- To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase protections for animals, and for other purposes. HR 1788 Goldies Act -- To amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes. HR 6008/S 2986 R.I.C.E.s Whale Act -- To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rices whale. HR 4368/S 2131 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 HR 4821/S 2605 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 HR 4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Farm Bill Endangered Species Act

S. 2986, The Warding Off Hostile Administrative Lease Efforts (WHALE) Act; all provisions General Discussions Related to ENV (no specific Bill #): Bureau of Land Management Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resources Conservation Bureau of Land Management Conservation and Landscape Health Bureau of Land Management Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process Council on Environmental Qualitys Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Guidance Carbon Price 50 CFR 424.02 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) - Ozone Rulemaking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Final NPDES General Permit for New and Existing Sources and New Discharges in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Category for the Western Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico (GMG290000) Department of the Interior (DOI) Permitting Endangered Species Act Energy Transitions and Technology Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) GuidanceImplementing Regulations Revisions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Fenceline Monitoring Program Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of Carbon Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of non-CO2 GHG Emissions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Preliminary Regulatory Determination for eight Contaminants on the Fourth Contaminant Candidate List - Preliminary Determinations to Regulate Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid in Drinking Water and to Not Regulate Six Contaminants (i.e., 1,1-Dichloroethane, Acetochlor, Methyl Bromide (bromomethane), Metolachlor, Nitrobenzene, and RDX). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 OCS General Permit GMG290000 (General Permit) Methane Orphaned Well Issues Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Emissions Issues Gulf of Mexico Carbon Capture and Storage Issues Onshore Carbon Capture and Storage Issues Paris Agreement National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rices Whale National Strategy to Develop Statistics for Environmental-Economic Decisions National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of Mexico Seismic Permitting Issues Permitting reform Carbon Tax PFAS Border Carbon Adjustments Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Class VI Permitting Rice's Whale

HR 5239 -- The Gulf of Mexico Commerce Protection Act (Rices Whale) S. 2986 - WHALE Act (Warding off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts Act) (Rices Whale) No Bill number - Rep. Garrett Graves new bill on Rices Whale No bill number - Migratory Bird Protection Act HR 4389 -- Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023 HR 5893 / S. 2321 - FY2024 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - North Atlantic right whale, ESA funding, Unusual Mortality Event Funding/manatees S. 2437 -- FY2024 Senate THUD Appropriations - North Atlantic right whale S. 2625 -- FY 2024 Senate Homeland Security Approps - North Atlantic right whale and Rices Whale HR 4821 / S. 2605 - FY2024 Interior Appropriations - sage-grouse rider and numerous ESA and wildlife riders, ESA funding, National Wildlife Refuge System, BLM and FS T&E, Migratory Bird Management Program funding, Right whale amendment HR 4368 / S. 2131 - FY 2024 Ag Approps - Wildlife Services nonlethal funding House/Senate - NOAAs Vessel Speed Rulemaking H.R. 1213 - RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 H.R. 2670/S. 2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 H.R. 4323 -- Protecting Whales, Human Safety and the Economy Act of 2023(Rep. Carter) S. 1833 -- Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 (Sen. Manchin) H.R. 764 - Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 - Delisting Greater Yellowstone Population of Grizzly Bears S. 445 - Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023 H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears H.R. 94 - American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act H.R. 97 - Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act H.R. 99 - Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act H.R. 248 - Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act H.R. 518 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 520 - Artificially Propagated Animals H.R. 872 - Federally Integrated Species Health Act H.R. 1142 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require consideration of economic impact in making a listing decision with respect to the list of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes. H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears H.R. 1558/S. 771 - Saving Americas Vulnerable Endangered Species Act H.J. Res. 29/S.J. Res. 9 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment". H.J.Res. 46/S.J. Res. 23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". H.J. Res. 49/S.J. Res. 24 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". S. 1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United states Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. S. 1895 - A bill to require the director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act. H.R.4558 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw a proposed rule relating to the endangered species status of the dunes sagebrush lizard S. 2571 - A bill to provide for determination of the grizzly bear species consistent with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes HR 5504/S 2811 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5616--Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy Production Act (BRIDGE Production Act)--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions S. 2986--Warding off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts Act (WHALE Act)--Advocacy in support of legislation preventing the enforcement of certain mitigations and measures related to Rice's whale H.R. 2617--Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023--Advocacy in support of amendments (Graves, Carl) related to Rice's whale and offshore leasing policy S. 2389--Offshore Energy Security Act of 2023--Advocacy in support of OES Act General education and advocacy relating to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)'s 2024-2029 offshore leasing plan ("five-year plan") General education and advocacy relating to Rice's whale proposed rule at NOAA/NMFS Advocacy in support of draft legislation that would mandate offshore wind, oil and gas, leasing, and make improvements to permitting and judicial review Advocacy in support of parity for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) litigation related to cases related to energy projects being considered in federal court Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunities Act--Advocacy in support of legislation creating grant programs for offshore wind worker training. S. 2130--Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act)--Advocacy in support of revenue sharing legislation for offshore wind. General advocacy in support of policies furthering the promulgation of: carbon capture regulations at Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), additional offshore leasing and production, offshore wind lease sale minimums and acreage targets, and further shift of hydrocarbon consumption from imports to domestic production

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues regarding oil and gas leasing on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico Region; Seismic and wind leasing surveying on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico Region and National Marine Fisheries; regulations regarding endangered and threatened marine species; S.2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, Title I and Title IV; Permitting energy projects under 42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq; S. 2986; S. 2389; H.R. 5616; Risk Management and Financial Assurance for Outer Continental Shelf Lease; PIPES Act of 2020 and Pipeline Safety reauthorization; Maritime local content requirements.

Client expense: $1,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)